Optimization of preventive maintenance

This diploma thesis deals with preventive maintenance problem. The first part outlines the distinction among the different types of maintenance, basic concepts are explained and a method for reliability centered Maintenance (RCM) is described in detail. In the next section an analysis of data obtained from actual operations is performed, and furthermore a model of preventive maintenance optimization using RCM is developed on that basis. In the conclusion, a solution to optimize preventive maintenance is drafted allowing to prove that properly performed preventive maintenance increases emergency equipment, and it leads to higher operational efficiency