Reg. No.

Question Paper Code : BS2175

M.B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2017.

Fourth Semester

Operations Management

DBA 7076 –– MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT

(Regulations 2013)

Time : Three hours Maximum : 100 marks

(Codes/Tables/Charts to be Permitted, if any, may be indicated)

Answer ALL questions.

PART A — (10  2 = 20 marks)

1. State the objectives of maintenance.

2. Define five zero concept.

3. What are survival curves?

4. What is repair time distribution?

5. What do you mean by optimal overhaul?

6. What is spare parts management?

7. What is opportunity maintenance?

8. Why is it necessary to replace a machine?

9. What is CMMS?

10. Define signature analysis.

PART B — (5  13 = 65 marks)

11. (a) Explain the functions of maintenance.

Or
(b) Discuss different types of maintenance strategies.
12. (a) Make a comparison between MTBF calculation and MTTF calculation.

Or
(b) What is maintainability prediction? Explain the design for
maintainability.

13. (a) “Preventive maintenance is often viewed as a long-term approach to

reliability” – Discuss.

Or
(b) Explain the techniques involved in spare parts management.

14. (a) Present the case for planned maintenance and outline the basic element
of a planned maintenance scheme.

Or
(b) Discuss different types of maintenance policies.

15. (a) Explain the steps in reengineering maintenance process.

Or
(b) Explain reliability centered maintenance and total productive
maintenance in detail.

PART C — (1 × 15 = 15 marks)

16. (a) In what circumstances group replacement is adviced? Explain in detail

the concept of group replacement with an example.

Or
(b) As a maintenance manager of a new company how will you plan for
implementing terotechnology.

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