Periodic maintenance was done in order to ensure stoppages and breakdowns
were under control. Basically, this company focused more on periodic rather
than condition-based in doing maintenance jobs. Maintenance activities were
the responsibility of the maintenance department (Production Engineering
Department). Daily operations were taken care of by the maintenance
supervisors and supported by the production and QMS (Quality Management
System) department. Maintenance was organized and carried out with
forethought, control and the use of records to a predetermined plan. The
purpose of performing preventive maintenance was to minimize and possibly
eliminate failures/breakdowns of machines, to investigate and analyze
equipment deterioration. However, this company utilised most on periodic
maintenance and develop a disciplined planning process for maintenance
tasks, such as equipment repair/replacement, and on determining
countermeasures for equipment design weaknesses (McKone et al., 1999).