Downtime Cost of Construction Equipment

Author(s):

Sujit Shivaji Jadhav , Maharashtra Institute of Technology pune; Rohit Salgude, Maharashtra Institute of Technology pune

Keywords:

Maintenance, Breakdowns of Equipments, Downtime and Cost

Abstract:

Construction industry is backbone of economy for any country. For India, it is second largest industry to contribute maximum percentage for GDP development. now a days the growth of construction activity is depend upon equipment of it’s availability, method of use ,greater recovery of breakdowns ,planning and management. Machine downtime is invariably perceived as one of the most critical problems faced by highway contractors and plant managers. Attempts to reduce downtime often result in failure due to the dynamic behaviors between equipment management practices and downtime. This project is thus intended to highlight the heavy equipment management practices and downtime in large stone crusher plant them as a framework in constructing a downtime and corresponding cost approach.. The finding reveals that, to be successful in downtime identification, plant manager must view heir practices on equipment management as an integration of multiple feedback processes, which are inter related and interdependent with downtime. Based on various validation observation, cox and nunally model is deemed appropriate in representing the equipment management system as related to downtime of large highway contractors. The research is of value in facilitating better understanding on the dynamics of equipment management practices and downtime as well as their interdependency.

Other Details:

Manuscript Id	:	IJSTEV5I10003
Published in	:	Volume : 5, Issue : 10
Publication Date	:	01/05/2019
Page(s)	:	20-23

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