Track 1 Session 11
10:40 to 11:50 a.m. Friday April 13, 2007

The Life Cycle Cost Paradigm Shift in Maintenance

In the past, the objectives of the maintenance strategy were continuous improvement of the maintenance activity merged with a feedback based on maintenance registration. The new approach concerning maintenance strategy based on a Life Cycle Cost (LCC) approach consists of integral adoption of the maintenance plan, given by the constructor and its verification in operations. The quality of the relationship between customer and supplier is the improvement of the product in the time.

The work described in this presentation is part of the result of a project of many years in ATC S.p.A. Bologna, a big public transport operator, for its vehicle fleet. This project is in progress and has made it possible to cut the maintenance cost in a significant way.

Key Words: Life Cycle Cost (LCC), Maintenance Strategy, Maintenance Effectiveness, Fleet Management, Maintenance KPI