Company-wide integration of strategic maintenance: An empirical analysis

This paper discusses the maintenance/production interface, and emphasises t he importance of integration for organisational design and strategic planni ng. Firms with various maintenance visions, goals and plans and company-wid e integration of maintenance are differentiated. Data was gathered from 293 Swedish maintenance managers in manufacturing firms. Analysis showed that integration and long-term planning of maintenance both affect prevention, q uality improvement and manufacturing capabilities. (C) 1994 Elsevier Scienc e B.V. All rights reserved.