associations to be efficient and effective in maintenance spending. Through customization of maintenance service delivery, the … match between users' expectations and the results of maintenance may be improved. Given the limited body of knowledge with … respect to preferences of target groups in maintenance of dwellings a post hoc approach is used for this purpose. A large …

procurement methods, organizational systems and management approaches to small building works and minor maintenance projects …

Condition-Based Maintenance (CBM) is a common solution for the maintenance of large complex facilities under tight …, fitness for use, and preventive maintenance of various building components. The second scale, the BPI, is a 100-point scale …

The introduction of a non private-funded public-private partnerships (PPP) approach to the maintenance and operation of … infrastructure maintenance can be systematically verified. With reference to a case study in Hong Kong, field data have been … partners to formulate a mutually acceptable and effective mechanism for non private-funded PPP infrastructure maintenance …

of limited resources, particularly in non-core aspects of facilities, such as maintenance and operations. The hypothesis … conditions affect the required maintenance resources of these facilities. The objective was to develop a facility coefficient … aiming to adjust the allocation of maintenance resources to prevailing service conditions in healthcare facilities. The …

research and development efforts. The main objective of the present research was to examine the efficiency of maintenance under … alternative maintenance policies and different sources of human resources. The research focused on the maintenance of public …), the Maintenance Efficiency Indicator (MEI) and the Managerial Span of Control (MSC). This paper illustrates a case study …

Building owners are faced with increasing maintenance costs incurred to rectify defects on different building elements … and systems. With a significant proportion of maintenance costs spent on upkeep of building facades, there is a need for … cost-effective approaches for facade maintenance. A quantitative model is developed for effective evaluation, optimization …

, for funding all maintenance necessary for the upkeep of new stock over its lifespan. Sinking funds (SFs) have to be … created, out of rental income, that are adequate to finance the long term projected maintenance demand. This paper reviews the … lifespans can have on SF projections are investigated by using Monte Carlo methods to simulate profiles of long term maintenance …

-based approach is suitable for single-year maintenance planning since the executives cannot estimate the required budget for …-term highway maintenance and to enable the actual condition of an asset to be reflected. …

maintenance is also a deterrent. If anything, the problems of this sector have worsened during the recession as the supply of … this phenomenon. It describes the results of a survey of firms operating in the domestic repair and maintenance sector of …