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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review the literature on maintenance management and sug... more Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review the literature on maintenance management and suggest possible gaps from the point of view of researchers and practitioners. Design/methodology/approach – The paper systematically categorizes the published literature and then analyzes and reviews it methodically. Findings – The paper finds that important issues in maintenance management range from various optimization models, maintenance techniques, scheduling, and information systems etc. Within each category, gaps have been identified. A new shift in maintenance paradigm is also highlighted. Practical implications – Literature on classification of maintenance management has so far been very limited. This paper reviews a large number of papers in this field and suggests a classification in to various areas and sub areas. Subsequently, various emerging trends in the field of maintenance management are identified to help researchers specifying gaps in the literature and direct research efforts suitably. Originality/value – The paper contains a comprehensive listing of publications on the field in question and their classification according to various attributes. The paper will be useful to researchers, maintenance professionals and others concerned with maintenance to understand the importance of maintenance management Introductions Throughout the years, the importance of the maintenance function and therefore of maintenance management has grown. The widespread mechanization and automation has reduced the number of production personnel and increased the capital employed in the production equipment and civil structures. As a result, the fraction of employees working in the area of maintenance as well as the fraction of maintenance spending on the total operational costs has grown over the years. In refineries, for instance, it is not uncommon that the maintenance and operations departments are the largest, and each comprises 30 percent of the total manpower. Furthermore, next to the energy costs, maintenance costs can be the largest part of any operational budget. Yet, the main question faced by the maintenance management, whether its output is produced more effectively, in terms of contribution to company profits and efficiently, in terms of manpower and materials employed, is very difficult to answer. A lot of literature is available from various resources in the field of maintenance management. Dekker and Scarf (1998) have presented various classifications of maintenance optimization models by analyzing 112 papers. In the area of maintenance

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review the literature on maintenance management and sug... more Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review the literature on maintenance management and suggest possible gaps from the point of view of researchers and practitioners. Design/methodology/approach – The paper systematically categorizes the published literature and then analyzes and reviews it methodically. Findings – The paper finds that important issues in maintenance management range from various optimization models, maintenance techniques, scheduling, and information systems etc. Within each category, gaps have been identified. A new shift in maintenance paradigm is also highlighted. Practical implications – Literature on classification of maintenance management has so far been very limited. This paper reviews a large number of papers in this field and suggests a classification in to various areas and sub areas. Subsequently, various emerging trends in the field of maintenance management are identified to help researchers specifying gaps in the literature and direct research efforts suitably. Originality/value – The paper contains a comprehensive listing of publications on the field in question and their classification according to various attributes. The paper will be useful to researchers, maintenance professionals and others concerned with maintenance to understand the importance of maintenance management Introductions Throughout the years, the importance of the maintenance function and therefore of maintenance management has grown. The widespread mechanization and automation has reduced the number of production personnel and increased the capital employed in the production equipment and civil structures. As a result, the fraction of employees working in the area of maintenance as well as the fraction of maintenance spending on the total operational costs has grown over the years. In refineries, for instance, it is not uncommon that the maintenance and operations departments are the largest, and each comprises 30 percent of the total manpower. Furthermore, next to the energy costs, maintenance costs can be the largest part of any operational budget. Yet, the main question faced by the maintenance management, whether its output is produced more effectively, in terms of contribution to company profits and efficiently, in terms of manpower and materials employed, is very difficult to answer. A lot of literature is available from various resources in the field of maintenance management. Dekker and Scarf (1998) have presented various classifications of maintenance optimization models by analyzing 112 papers. In the area of maintenance