SYSTEMS MEDICINE: THE REQUIRED CONCEPT OF MAINTENANCE FOR BUSINESS SUSTAINABILITY

Abstract

Nowadays, all the different thinking schools in technological and business world agree upon the paramount importance of Maintenance Function. At the same time, the progressive worth of the Activity opens a greater number of ways pointed up to the conquest of its scientific status. Taking into account this scenario, this paper investigates the new strategic role to be performed by Maintenance to assure the sustainability of business, organizations and their related physical assets, discussing the decisive modification foreseen in its own concept and definition, which will also require its Professionals empowerment in their new position: "Systems and Machines Physicians". For that, influences of factors such as Quality, Training, Resources, Management Performance and Maintenance Policies are herein analysed.