- It is impossible to implement good planning and scheduling methods
- Equipment failure is usually random and the root causes are very difficult to determine
- Higher level of equipment damage is experienced
- Higher equipment repair cost is experienced
- Higher spare parts inventory is required
- Greater maintenance staffing is required
- Higher overtime labor cost is experienced
- Higher machine downtime is experienced
- Higher risk to product quality
- Higher risk to human safety
- Higher environmental risk
- Lower production availability is experienced resulting in reduced capacity
- Lower profit is experienced
- Competitive advantages are lost
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Condition Monitoring by Trent Phillips