Manutenção autônoma: uma proposta de ações para implantação em uma frota de veículos

Abstract

The globalized and dynamic economic context contributes to an increasingly competitive market, making productivity a cornerstone for the survival of companies. Therefore, equipment maintenance is essential to ensure the operational, reliable, and safe functioning of an organization's activities. It can be inferred that companies with effective maintenance management not only can predict possible failures but also optimize expenses, avoiding productivity losses and, thus, damages. The general objective of this study is to propose an implementation plan for the Autonomous Maintenance pillar of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) as a strategy to improve the efficiency and reliability of a company's vehicle fleet in the energy sector. The plan includes steps such as selecting target vehicles, defining autonomous activities to be performed by operators, developing standardized procedures, implementing methods to monitor the performance of autonomous maintenance over time, and expanding it to the entire fleet. The expected results from analyses of similar studies demonstrate that autonomous maintenance provides significant improvements in the operational performance of organizations. The successful implementation of the autonomous maintenance plan can result in significant benefits for the company, positively impacting its long-term competitiveness and sustainability. In the context of maintenance management, there is an opportunity in future work to implement the other pillars of TPM. Another interesting approach is to conduct return on investment analyses to measure the financial and operational benefits of Autonomous Maintenance.