THE APPLICABILITY OF THE CENTENO, CHAUDHARY AND LOPEZ REPAIR TIME STANDARD METHODOLOGY IN A RAIL MAINTENANCE ENVIRONMENT

Authors

  • Karl Otto Rommelspacher Industrial Engineering Department, Stellenbosch University
  • Neels Fourie Industrial Engineering Depatment, Stellenbosch University
  • Abel Mutibura Industrial Engineering Department, Stellenbosch University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7166/26-3-1225

Keywords:

maintenance, standard tines, maintenance standard times, RTS methodology, rail maintenance

Abstract

The establishment of labour standards within a production environment has become common practice, and is receiving growing recognition in the maintenance environment. However, the application of labour standards in a transit maintenance organisation has received limited attention. Centeno, Chaudhary and Lopez have developed a repair time standard methodology that has been applied in the transit bus maintenance facilities of three agencies in central Florida in the USA. An investigation into the applicability of this methodology in a rail maintenance environment in South Africa forms the basis for this study.

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Author Biographies

Karl Otto Rommelspacher, Industrial Engineering Department, Stellenbosch University

Junior Research Engineer at the PRASA Engineering Research Chair, hosted by the Industrial Engineering Department, Stellenbosch University

Neels Fourie, Industrial Engineering Depatment, Stellenbosch University

Chair holder of the PRASA Engineering Research Chair, hosted by the Industrial Engineering department, Stellenbosch University

Abel Mutibura, Industrial Engineering Department, Stellenbosch University

Final Year Industrial Engineering Student

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Published

2015-11-30

How to Cite

Rommelspacher, K. O., Fourie, N., & Mutibura, A. (2015). THE APPLICABILITY OF THE CENTENO, CHAUDHARY AND LOPEZ REPAIR TIME STANDARD METHODOLOGY IN A RAIL MAINTENANCE ENVIRONMENT. The South African Journal of Industrial Engineering, 26(3), 183–193. https://doi.org/10.7166/26-3-1225

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Case Studies