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Human Factors Approach for Maintenance Improvement
Luleå University of Technology, Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Operation, Maintenance and Acoustics.
2015 (English)Licentiate thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

The purpose of this research work is to explore and describe human factors affectingmaintenance execution. To achieve the purpose of this study, the influencing factors have been identified using a literature survey. They have been categorized into four main groups namely organizational, workplace, job and individual factors. The Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) method is employed on data questionnaires to rank the priority of the factors. The interrelationships between these factors have been recognized by theInterpretive Structural Modelling (ISM) model. In the present case studies, MICMAC1analysis technique is also implemented for identifying the driving, dependent, linkage and autonomous factors. The data was collected through a questionnaire survey involving the participation of 16 and 25 maintenance staff and 10 mining experts in Swedish and Iranian mines, respectively. Within the study, it has been identified that the temperature, work layout, tools design and tools availability are the most important factors in both mines related to these categories. However, the significant factors in the organizational and individual categories are different in the selected mines. The effect of workplace factors on the maintainability of mining equipment is discussed and thereafter a methodology for maintainability management in the design and operation phases is developed. In the thirdcase study HEART2 is applied to estimate the probability of human error occurring duringmaintenance execution in an Iranian cable company. This research supports maintenance management to gain knowledge of human factors that affect maintenance execution. Further, this understanding could be useful in the development of strategies to improve the execution of maintenance.Keywords: Human Factors, Maintenance Management, Human Reliability, HumanPerformance, AHP, ISM, MICMAC, HEART

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Luleå tekniska universitet, 2015. , p. 103
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Licentiate thesis / Luleå University of Technology, ISSN 1402-1757
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Other Civil Engineering
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Operation and Maintenance Engineering
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URN: urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-26458Local ID: e4efa088-12e3-4e95-9bcd-3691d99d4ea6ISBN: 978-91-7583-361-3 (print)ISBN: 978-91-7583-362-0 (electronic)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ltu-26458DiVA, id: diva2:999620
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2015-06-15, F1031, Luleå tekniska universitet, Luleå, 10:00
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Available from: 2016-09-30 Created: 2016-09-30 Last updated: 2023-11-29Bibliographically approved

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