Development of Computerized Maintenance Management System for Rail Transportation System

Applying a computerized on-line maintenance effort to decrease maintenance cost and increase maintenance quality is the pursuing objective of modern rail transportation (MRT) corporations. This report aims to introduce the approaches that merges together the MRT operational strategy and the integrated logistics support (ILS) concept into a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS). By effectively using on-line maintenance data collection and maintenance data analysis approaches to monitor and control the variation of inherit reliability of major equipment, the goal to service the sustaining availability of the MRT systems can be achieved. Our approach is neither a new theory nor a new invention, but a method that applies the integrated techniques to create a modern enterprise environment instead of the traditional workshop appearances. The strength and opportunity of the CMMS will not only provide the maintenance performance, but also reflect the efficacy of the maintenance resources as well as life cycle cost, and most importantly, spread the maintenance experiences in an automatic circumstance.