From outsourcing maintenance in a salmon farming company to in-house management: A Reliability-Centered Maintenance plan

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https://doi.org/10.53591/easi.v2i3.2539

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Outsourcing, Maintenance Plan, Reliability-Centered Maintenance

Abstract

Outsourcing is the strategy of contracting another entity to provide a specific service. In the case of the salmon farming company, all equipment maintenance activities were outsourced until September 2022. These outsourcing relationships led to failure because of the following reasons: lack of knowledge, incorrect actions, high response times, high costs, and deficient start-up equipment. The salmon farming company decided to partner with Universidad Austral de Chile to close the gaps in maintenance management. The university oversaw the company's workforce training and led a research project to develop a Reliability-Centered Maintenance plan. The farming company is now responsible for the maintenance plan and the results are promising, reducing unplanned downtime and boosting efficiency.

Author Biographies

Belkys Amador-Cáceres, Universidad Austral de Chile. Valdivia, Los Ríos, Chile

Ingeniero Civil Mecánico (UNET, 1996)
Magíster en Gerencia de Proyectos Industriales (URBE, 2003)
Doctora en Ingeniería (USB, 2014)
Áreas de investigación: Biomecánica (prótesis externas, ortesis, productos de apoyo, análisis de movimiento); Ingeniería de mantenimiento; Diseño Mecánico.

Gabriel Sobarzo Ibañez, Facultad de Ciencias de la Ingeniería, Universidad Austral de Chile. Valdivia, Chile , Yagan Servicios SpA. Región de Los Lagos, Chile

Ingeniero Civil Mecánico(2023), Universidad de Chile. Supervisor de Mantenimiento Preventivo en Yagan Servicios SpA. Áreas de experiencia: mantenimiento industrial

Gonzalo Asencio Cárcamo, Yagan Servicios SpA. Región de Los Lagos, Chile

Ingeniero Civil en Obras Civiles (2021), Universidad de Chile, Chile. Subgerente de Operaciones en Yagan Servicios SpA. Áreas de experiencia: Obras Civiles; Operación de plantas de crianza de salmones

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2023-12-27

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Amador-Cáceres, B., Sobarzo Ibañez, G., & Asencio Cárcamo, G. (2023). From outsourcing maintenance in a salmon farming company to in-house management: A Reliability-Centered Maintenance plan. EASI: Engineering and Applied Sciences in Industry, 2(3), 37–49. https://doi.org/10.53591/easi.v2i3.2539

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Vol. 2 No. 3 (2023): Technology and sustainability in process management (July-December Issue)

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Research articles

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