Operation and maintenance II

The course is taught and supervised in Norwegian.

The course is divided into 4 modules.

Module 1: Trends and Terminology in Operations and Maintenance with a focus on:

• Historical development in operations and maintenance
• Innovation processes in operations and maintenance
• Operations and maintenance in the circular economy
• Norwegian operations and maintenance terminology with a focus on NS-EN-13306, latest revision

Module 2: Analysis of Operational Reliability and Lifetime with a focus on:

• Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM)
• Lifetime distributions
• Restlevetids vurderinger
• Fault Tree Analysis (FTA)
• Calculation of:
  • Availability
  • System reliability
  • Function probability
  • Failure probability
  • Equipment efficiency

Module 3: Operations and Maintenance Management with a focus on:

• Establishing goals and strategies for operations and maintenance
• Operations and maintenance management - Maintenance management loop
• Establishing operations and maintenance programs
• Establishing and calculating key performance indicators
• Organizing the operations and maintenance function
• Establishing operations and maintenance costs
  • Lifetime costs and revenues
  • Net present value analysis
• 5S
• Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)
• Spare parts management

Module 4: Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) with a focus on:

• Modules in a CMMS
• Selection of CMMS
• Requirements specification for CMMS

After completing the course, the candidate will have:

Knowledge of:

• How the operation and maintenance of industrial plants affect operational reliability, the environment, and the economy of such plants
• Relevant operations and maintenance analyses
• Various operations and maintenance approaches
• Maintenance-related terminology

Skills:

• The candidate masters relevant calculation and analysis methods for operations and maintenance
• The candidate can apply the analyses to propose sustainable operations and maintenance approaches

General Competence:

• The candidate has insight into the environmental, social, and economic consequences of operations and maintenance and can place these in an ethical and life cycle perspective
• The candidate can communicate technical knowledge of operations and maintenance to various target groups, thereby highlighting the importance and consequences of operations and maintenance
• Is familiar with the implementation of digital tools within the field of operations and maintenance

In addition to physical teaching, lectures will be streamed and recordings will be made available on NTNU’s digital learning platform.

Learning methods and activities include, but are not limited to:

• Interactive lectures using digital tools
• Digital exercises
• Exercises in the classroom
• Laboratory exercises in groups
• Project work / problem-based learning in groups (graded semester assignment)

Students will submit a semester assignment in groups. It is expected that students themselves will be the driving force in completing the semester assignment.

Mandatory coursework requirements: To be eligible for the exam, the candidate must have submitted and received approval for the following:

• Digital quizzes - a specified number (individual submission)
• Registered in a semester assignment group (individual registration)
• Submitted collaboration agreement for the semester assignment group (group submission)
• Submitted A3 poster presenting the semester assignment (group submission)

The mandatory coursework requirements must be submitted on NTNU’s digital learning platform.