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BETTERMENT AUDIT 
- THE FIRST STEP TO SUCCESS

Most experts agree that world average maintenance costs can be reduced by around 15% and that equipment uptime can be improved by 6%. A cta betterment audit is the first step towards benefits, such as:

THE INVESTMENT RETURN

The initial investment return for the betterment audit can often be a few months. The return on investment for a basic modern maintenance system is usually between 1 and 2 years depending on particular circumstances. However, the new benefits will be forever.

THE KEY SUCCESS FACTORS

The cta approach to releasing the benefits of modern integrated maintenance is to assess the maintenance function both in terms of overall performance and in terms of the key success factors that are the essential building blocks for sustainable improvement. These are:

1. Maintenance relationships with management.

2. Maintenance business culture (business plans, budgets, reports etc.)

3. Maintenance supervision management skills

4. Maintenance integration with other departments

5. Levels of planned maintenance

6. The use of advanced maintenance techniques

cta have proven beyond doubt that these key success factors are the best methods of getting the return on investment that is required. They also provide the solid foundations for more sophisticated maintenance systems and methods such as TPM, RCM etc. In support of this the audit will look at all aspects of the maintenance function including:

•	Organization	•	Productivity	•	Shutdown management
•	Job roles & responsibilities	•	Work control	•	Policy & strategy
•	Work planning	•	Materials	•	System effectiveness
•	Backlog control	•	Reporting	•	Performance indicators
•	Etc.

THE cta BUSINESS PLAN

cta have developed a service that is designed to release all the potential of modern integrated maintenance based on the fullest involvement of client personnel which will ensure the sustainability of the new system. cta will provide a specialist who will undertake the initial audit and the betterment planning at the facilities but will then assume a facilitator or adviser role on an as needed basis. This type of approach is very cost effective and incorporates the local knowledge and aspirations of the client. At the end of the initial stage of around ten working days cta will provide the client with a detailed report plan, which will include the following key sections:

• A status report of the maintenance policy, strategy, organization and practices

• An assessment of key points using performance indicators related to peer group benchmarking data

• A detailed list of betterment recommendations

• A detailed implementation plan with details of activities, resources and time scale

• A detailed betterment cost-income budget showing implementation costs, maintenance cost reductions, uptime implications and a cash flow, which will indicate the return on investment target.

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