Preventive Maintenance vs Process Availability
Shift to condition-based maintenance governed by an asset-management plan to fulfil ISO 55001 reliability obligations while minimising unnecessary production downtime.
CyberTRIZ analysis · Seveso contradiction PS012 · one of 8,235 worked contradictions published by CyberTRIZ.AI
Regulations
Business Context
Preventive maintenance reduces equipment failures and preserves asset
integrity. However, maintenance activities frequently require equipment
isolation and temporary production interruptions.
The Contradiction
More preventive maintenance improves equipment reliability.
More maintenance reduces immediate production availability.
Why It Exists
Traditional maintenance programs rely on fixed schedules that may not
accurately reflect actual equipment condition.
Direction
Replace calendar-based maintenance with condition-based strategies
supported by predictive monitoring and asset analytics.