THE UNIIIEIIISl'TY OF TIUNIDAD AND TOBAGO

THE UNIVERSI1Y OF TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

FINAL EXAMINATIONS APRJL/MAY 2014

Course Code and Title: MAMG 1001 Plant Maintenance and Management

Programme: National Engineering Technician Diploma, Mechanical Option

Date and Time: Friday 25"' April, 2014/1:00pm-4:00pm Duration: 3 Hours

PLEASE READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU BEGIN TIDS

EXAMINATION

Instructions to Candidates

1. This paper has 4 pages and 5 questions.

2. You are required to answer all questions.

Key Examination Protocol

1. Students please note that academic dishonesty (or cheating) includes but is not limited to
plagiarism, collusion, falsification, replication, taking unauthorised notes or devices into an
examination, obtaining an unauthorised copy of the examination paper, communicating or
trying to communicate with another candidate during the examination, and being a party to
impersonation in relation to an examination.
2. The above mentioned and any other actions which compromise the integrity of the academic
evaluation process will be fully investigated and addressed in accordance with UTT's
academic regulations.
3. Please be reminded that speaking without the Invigilator's permission is NOT allowed.

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Instructions: Answer ALL five (5) Questions.

Question 1

a) List the objectives of maintenance. [4 marks]

b) Discuss the needs for maintenance. [4 marks]
c) What are the elements of effective maintenance management? [8 marks]
d) List two (2) maintenance project control methods. [4 marks]

Question 2
a) Preventive maintenance is an important component of a maintenance activity. Within a
-- maintenance -organization - it- usually -aooounts--for- -a- major- propOFtion- of -the -total-
maintenance effort. What is preventive maintenance? [2 marks]
b) To develop an effective preventive maintenance pro gr=, the availability of items is
necessary. Some of these items include, historical data, equipment records, skilled
personnel etc. What are the steps required to develop an effective preventive maintenance
plan? [6 marks]
c) Define corrective maintenance. [2 marks]

Question 3
a) What is the difference between reliability and maintainability in maintenance?
[4 marks]
b) The maintenance phase is an important element of the equipment life cycle during which
equipment must be maintained satisfactorily for effective performance. The cost of
maintaining equipment often varies from 2 - 20 times the acquisition cost. Define
maintenance costing. [4 marks]
c) List four (4) reasons for maintenance costing/factors affecting maintenance costs?
[4 marks]
d) Discuss two (2) types of maintenance budget. [8 marks]

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Question 4
a) List five (5) reasons for holding inventory. [5 marks]
b) What are some of the costs associated with keeping an inventory? [5 marks]
c) A maintenance department uses ten (10) types of items. Table 4.1 below presents their
annual usage and cost per unit. Determine the following:
I. The annual dollar usage for each item
2. The ordered list of items with respect to their annual dollar usage
3. The cumulative yearly dollar usage and the cumulative percent of items
4. The A, B, and C classifications of items

Item No. Annual Usage (Units) Cost per Unit($)

- ----1------ - - - - - - 90 -- - - -- - - - - - - - - 60 - - - - - --

2 40 350

3 130 30

4 60 80

5 100 30

6 180 20

7 170 10

8 50 320

9 60 510

10 120 20

Table 4.1 - Table for question 4

[IO marks]

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Question 5
a) What are the main guidelines for reducing human error in maintenance? [10 marks]
b) A sample of ten (10) machines that underwent maintenance was examined for
maintenance-associated defect. Table 5.1 below presents a number of maintenance
defects found in each machine. Construct the c-chart by using the data from this table and
comment on the resulting chart.

Machine No. of Maintenance

No. Defects
1 5
2 2
3 2
-
4 - -- - -
5- ---- - - - -- -
5 2
6 7
7 5
8 4
9 0
10 1

Table 5.1 - Table for question 5

[20 marks]

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