{"id":5310,"date":"2025-03-21T10:20:24","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T16:20:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/limblecmms.com\/?p=5310"},"modified":"2025-06-09T11:09:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T17:09:43","slug":"types-of-strategies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/limblecmms.com\/blog\/types-of-strategies\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Types of Maintenance Management Strategies"},"content":{"rendered":"

A <\/span>maintenance strategy<\/span> is a comprehensive approach to managing <\/span>critical assets<\/span> to minimize <\/span>downtime<\/span> and generate <\/span>cost savings<\/span> while maximizing reliability and performance. Implementing the appropriate <\/span>maintenance strategy<\/span> or mix of strategies offers a range of additional benefits from safer worksites to organization-wide profitability.<\/span><\/p>\n

Different types of maintenance strategies<\/span> have evolved as <\/span>organizations across industries<\/span><\/a> have embraced data analytics and emerging solutions. With <\/span>real-time<\/span> monitoring capabilities, organizations are largely transitioning away from purely <\/span>reactive maintenance activities<\/span> and adopting various different types of <\/span>proactive maintenance<\/span><\/a> to spot <\/span>potential failures<\/span> and prevent incidents from occurring.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Maintenance strategies<\/span><\/i> are evolving as the function adopts new techniques and technology.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Reactive maintenance<\/span><\/h2>\n

The<\/span> reactive approach to maintenance<\/span><\/a> involves addressing issues after they\u2019ve already occurred. When something breaks down, <\/span>maintenance teams<\/span> receive work requests or <\/span>work orders<\/span> and set out to repair or replace assets.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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A closer look at the typical <\/span><\/i>reactive maintenance<\/span><\/i> workflow.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Some types of <\/span>reactive maintenance<\/span> are planned ahead of time. <\/span>Run-to-failure maintenance<\/span>, for example, is a type of <\/span>breakdown maintenance<\/span> in which organizations intentionally allow a <\/span>piece of equipment<\/span> to run until it is no longer operational. In other instances, <\/span>reactive maintenance<\/span> results from <\/span>unexpected failures<\/span> and requires a quick response to mitigate <\/span>unplanned downtime<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sometimes <\/span>reactive maintenance<\/span> is all you need. You probably don\u2019t plan when you\u2019ll replace <\/span>lightbulbs<\/span>, for example. For non-repairable assets or repairable assets that you don\u2019t consider critical, <\/span>reactive maintenance management<\/span> may prove the most <\/span>cost effective<\/span> approach.<\/span><\/p>\n

Small organizations with limited maintenance resources may opt for a reactive approach as a cost-cutting measure. That said, a <\/span>reactive maintenance approach<\/span> is not practical for managing essential, repairable assets in the long term. Allowing every asset to run until it breaks will invariably present a chaotic workload, leaving you struggling to manage a large <\/span>backlog of deferred <\/span>maintenance tasks<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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An overview of the pros and cons of a <\/span><\/i>run-to-failure maintenance plan<\/span><\/i>.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Reactive maintenance<\/b>: summary<\/b><\/h3>\n

Here\u2019s a quick look at the basics of reactive <\/span>asset management<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n