The role of maintenance in improving companies' productivity and profitability

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 70-78

  Alsyouf, Imad ^a  

^a LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cost effective maintenance; Effectiveness; Efficiency; Maintenance; Paper mills; Productivity; Profitability

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; MAINTENANCE; PAPER AND PULP MILLS;

COST CENTERS; COST EFFECTIVE MAINTENANCE; UNPLANNED STOPPAGES;

PRODUCTION CONTROL;

COST CONTROL; ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; MAINTENANCE; PAPER MILLS; PRODUCTION CONTROL; PULP MILLS;

EID: 33750299162     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2004.06.057     Document Type: Article

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