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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>An Integrated Methodology for Preventive Maintenance Planning</span></b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>By: Hazem J. Smadi, Ph.D. Candidate<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Advisor: Dr. Ali Kamrani<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Co-Advisor: Dr. Marvin Karson<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a name="_GoBack"></a><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Monday, April 18<sup>th</sup> 2011, 2:30pm – 4:30<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Industrial Engineering Conference Room <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Abstract <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Organizations must provide high quality products at relatively low cost because of high competition in markets. Product quality and cost are related, and they are influenced by several functions. While maintenance is a vital function in keeping production of high quality products at a reasonable cost, maintenance activities cost an organization a high percentage of its total operational budget. A maintenance management system, therefore, is required for efficient control of these activities. </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Maintenance is defined as the combination of activities and actions required to control and supervise a system, or a component to perform its intended functions. A five-stage integrated methodology was developed. Product quality was integrated with machine behavior to accurately predict future failures due to machine malfunction. The integration was established using multivariate regression models. The proposed methodology was implemented in a case study of a local oil and gas company. A simulation model has been built to predict failures and preventive maintenance scheduling. Developing the proposed methodology to the component level for more efficient inventory planning has been addressed as future work. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:blue'>_______________________________________________________</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:blue'>Suresh K. Khator, Ph.D., P.E. Phone: 713-743-4205 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:blue'>Associate Dean, College of Engineering Fax: 713-743-4214<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:blue'>University of Houston Email: skhator@uh.edu <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:blue'>E421 Engineering Bldg 2 www.egr.uh.edu/ie<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:blue'>Houston, TX 77204-4008<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>