ǂThe ǂrole of maintenance regarding improving product quality and company's profitability

ǂa ǂcase study

Damjan Maletič (Author), Matjaž Maletič (Author), Basim Al-Najjar (Author), Boštjan Gomišček (Author)

Abstract

This paper presents a study, which examines the role of maintenance regarding improving product quality and companyŽs profitability. The empirical data for this study was drawn from a Slovenian company in order to address the researchproblem. The main results of the case study showed, that 3.22 % of profit could be generated at weaving machine, if all unplanned stoppages and loss of quality due to decrease in the productivity would be prevented. Results also showed that due to productivity improvement, quality rate would be improved for approximately 2 %. These Žndings therefore, indicate that maintenance has impact on product quality and companyŽs profitability. Thus, these findings also acknowledge maintenanceŽs potential of increasing the overall profit.

Keywords

vzdrževanje;kakovost;produktivnost;dobičkonosnost;maintenance;quality;productivity;profitability;

Data

Language:	English
Year of publishing:	2012
Typology:	1.08 - Published Scientific Conference Contribution
Organization:	UM FOV - Faculty of Organizational Sciences
UDC:	005.336.3
COBISS:	7145491
Views:	1253
Downloads:	46
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Other data

Secondary language:	English
URN:	URN:SI:UM:
Type (COBISS):	Not categorized
Pages:	Str. 7-12
ID:	1029941