The Future Direction of Maintenance Research in order to Close the Gap between Maintenance Theory and Practice
Academics from a variety of disciplines have contributed to the maintenance literature over numerous years. Such research, it can be argued, will have little value unless, at some stage, it impacts upon industrial practice. The relationship between the two is not self evident and a recent high level workshop sponsored by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) in the U.K. had the remit to investigate the gap between maintenance theory and practice, to consider if it exists, and if so why it exists, consider if the gap is worth closing, and if so what mechanism might be considered for future maintenance research. This paper outlines the methodology adopted at the workshop, the outcomes and draws conclusions regarding future maintenance research. Perhaps it is no surprise that the consensus was that a gap exists and the industrials and academics felt that it is worth closing. Even more significant for the future was the fact that during the workshop the perception of the industrial members as to what was possible as far as modelling and decision-aids were concerned changed markedly. There are clear future challenges facing both academic and industrial communities with a payoff to both. The former need to be more closely allied to industry, and industry needs to be better informed and become more receptive to considering new ideas and occasionally moving outside their comfort zone.
maintenance theory gap research
J M Sharp R Dwight
University of Salford, U.K University of Wollongong, Australia
国际会议
The First International Conference on Maintenance Engineering(首届维修工程国际学术会议)
成都
英文
47-54
2006-10-15（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）