Civil Engineering

• Finished goods—end product• Work in process (WIP)—parts in the manufacturing process• Raw materials—materials before processing• MRO supplies—parts supporting maintenance and operations. Operating supplies supporting both maintenance and operations• Office and facility supplies—any office supplies and equipment, all janitorial and sanitary supplies• Hardware—small tools, fasteners, free stock, vendor managed inventories, consumables

• Finished goods—end product• Work in process (WIP)—parts in the manufacturing process• Raw materials—materials before processing• MRO supplies—parts supporting maintenance and operations. Operating supplies supporting both maintenance and operations• Office and facility supplies—any office supplies and equipment, all janitorial and sanitary supplies• Hardware—small tools, fasteners, free stock, vendor managed inventories, consumables

The main objectives of inventory management include the following: Reducing cycle-time by Lead-time improvement Transportation-time reduction Repair- and return-time reduction Improving the kitting and delivery process Reducing inventory and associated carrying costs Reducing expedite freight costs Improving profitability Increasing inventory accuracy

Thermography is a predictive maintenance technique that can be used to monitor the condition of plant machinery, structures, and systems. It uses instrumentation designed to monitor the emission of infrared energy, that is, temperature, to determine their operating condition. By detecting thermal anomalies, that is, areas that are hotter or colder than they should be,

Predictive maintenance is not a panacea for all the factors that limit total plant performance. In fact,it cannot directly affect plant performance. Predictive maintenance is a management technique that, simply stated, uses regular evaluation of the actual operating condition of plant equipment, production systems, and plant management functions to optimize total plant operation. The output

Explanations of the terms used in the possible tasks are as follows: • Lubrication/servicing (all categories)—this involve any act of lubricating or servicing for maintaining inherent design capabilities. • Operational/visual/automated check (hidden functional failure categories only)—an operational check is a task to determine that an item is fulfilling its intended purpose. It does not require

The concept of preventive maintenance has a multitude of meanings. A literal interpretation of theterm is a maintenance program that is committed to the elimination or prevention of corrective and breakdown maintenance tasks. A comprehensive preventive maintenance program will utilize regular evaluation of critical plant equipment, machinery, and systems to detect potential problems and immediately

The concept of preventive maintenance has a multitude of meanings. A literal interpretation of theterm is a maintenance program that is committed to the elimination or prevention of corrective and breakdown maintenance tasks. A comprehensive preventive maintenance program will utilize regular evaluation of critical plant equipment, machinery, and systems to detect potential problems and immediately

What Six Sigma did for quality is beginning to be applied to industrial safety. The same desire to eliminate product mistakes is at work to reduce injury rates. In this parallel journey there are six levels, or Six Sigma in safety. Each “sigma control” builds on the previous level until the sixth sigma—a zeroinjury culture—is

The role of maintenance engineering function is more tactical in nature, for example, ensuring that the assets within a plant meet the present demands of the company. Where the reliability engineer islooking at the long-term reliability needs, the maintenance engineer is handling the day-to-day reliability responsibilities. Responsibilities of Position Identify, initiate, coordinate, and complete tactical