Task Three $-40$ marks

Sparta beef one of the biggest manufacturing companies in South Africa fight for

reliability to avoid the undesirable results of equipment failure. At Sparta, a generator

failure is very expensive for both the company and its customers. Powerful outages

are instantaneous, with potentially devastating consequences. Sparta like most

companies know that poor maintenance can be disruptive, inconvenient, wasteful and

expensive in Rand's and even in lives.

$5\mathrm{.}3\mathrm{.}1$ As the operations manager at Sparta beef identify all the disadvantages of a

defective machine. $(10)$

$5\mathrm{.}3\mathrm{.}2$ During an argument as to the merits of prevention maintenance at Sparta, the

company owner asked, "Why fix it before it breaks?" How would you, as the operations

manager respond? $(10)$

$5\mathrm{.}3\mathrm{.}3$ What role can computerize maintenance management systems play in the

maintenance function? $(10)$

$5\mathrm{.}3\mathrm{.}4$ Define what preventive maintenance is and will it eliminate all breakdown? $(10)$