TY  - JOUR
AB  - Today’s business environment is considerably complex and, as a result, more factors influence the organization’s ability to compete effectively. Organizations today compete on several factors such as time, price, technology, innovation, quality, reliability, and information management. In all these, equipment maintenance and reliability are important strategies that can considerably influence the organization’s ability to compete effectively. This paper develops strategies that look into these important competitive factors. It shows that equipment maintenance and reliability management are importantly associated with an organization’s competitiveness and must be given adequate attention in the organization’s strategic planning.
VL  - 17
IS  - 9
SN  - 0265-671X
DO  - 10.1108/02656710010378752
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/02656710010378752
AU  - Madu Christian N.
PY  - 2000
Y1  - 2000/01/01
TI  - Competing through maintenance strategies
T2  - International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management
PB  - MCB UP Ltd
SP  - 937
EP  - 949
Y2  - 2024/05/13
ER  -