This report analyzes a need for an inclusive monthly preventive maintenance program at State University’s Alumni House (SUAH). The purpose of this report is to provide Mr. Rob Geis, Alumni House Manager, with the information necessary to begin an inclusive monthly preventive maintenance program and to help process and solve unanticipated problems, while reducing high maintenance costs. The purpose of the preventive maintenance program (PMP) is to reduce structural damages, reduce monthly utility costs, and reduce potential problems, while educating employees about potential hazards, providing employees with a sense of environmental security, and increasing the physical appearance of the SUAH.
On October 15, 2015, an inclusive preventive maintenance assessment was conducted, and this report provides some research methods used in completing the assessment, such as written surveys, visual observations, and personal interviews. The written surveys were in the form of qualitative and quantitative questions. The qualitative questions allowed the researcher to obtain in-depth information about existing problems within the SUAH, while the quantitative questions allowed the researcher to quantify the problems in order to form viable solutions. The researcher conducted a visual observation and gathered additional data on current structural concerns. Finally, personal interviews were conducted with the employees to hear problems they encounter daily.
Before the assessments were performed, Mr. Geis and employees at the SUAH were given a set of duties to complete. These duties included the following:
• Communicate with each other regarding particular problems observed
• Participate in one of the three surveys: written, visual, or pe...
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