For companies to remain competitive, costs must be reduced where possible. For this activity, research and discuss predictive maintenance concepts utilized by maintenance managers. Also, explain why maintenance managers need to have a clear understanding of predictive maintenance principles.
After posting your primary, original response by day 4, any peers’ posts will become available for you to view. Please reply to at least three of your classmates in the forum by the last day of this module. To ensure that all students receive feedback, reply first to any students who have not yet received replies from other students.
Include at least one appropriate and correct in-text citation from the textbook and any other source you use to support your original, primary response. You are also required to provide a reference list reflecting the source(s) used in your response. Your in-text citations and reference list must be in accordance with the current APA publication manual.
references
Review these YouTube videos about aircraft health:
- Aircraft Health Management System | IVHM | Business Aviation (3:40) (Links to an external site.)
- Zing CBM: Mission Ready | Defense & Space | Honeywell (3:00) (Links to an external site.)
- Integrated Vehicle Health Management [IVHM] – Professor Dr. Ian Jennions, Cranfield University (25:39) (Links to an external site.)
Read/review these resources discussing predictive/reactive maintenance:
- Predictive Maintenance Optimization for Aircraft Redundant Systems Subjected to Multiple Wear Profiles/IEEE Systems Journal (Links to an external site.)
- New Predictive MRO Tools Cut Costs/Aviation Week (Links to an external site.)
- Real-time aircraft predictive maintenance system from Boeing to go to Jade Cargo’s fleet of 747-400 jets/Military & Aerospace Electronics (Links to an external site.)
- Forecasting fault events for predictive maintenance using data-driven techniques and ARMA modeling/Computers & Industrial Engineering (Links to an external site.)
- Difference Between Preventive and Predictive Maintenance/Business Zeal (Links to an external site.)
Review this presentation related to Module 7 learning objectives:
Boeing- Airplane Health Management- What is it? (PDF)/Boeing (Links to an external site.)