About the Book:
The book “Maintenance Engineering and
Management” deals with the management principles and practices that govern the
maintenance function apart from the engineering techniques. It gives the
maintenance engineer, the latest developments in maintenance engineering
techniques like wear debris analysis, preventive maintenance and condition
monitoring as well as management concepts like reliability based maintenance,
logical fault location and lean maintenance.
Salient features:
Syllabi
from around 20 Universities and Institutions of India as well as those of
Boston University and University of Dar Es salaam are collected to draw the
outline for this book.
Topics
like non-destructive testing, environmental impact, tramp oils etc., Which are
covered in detail in this book.
Maintenance
of the production facilities including the expanding scope of the modern
maintenance.
Several case studies are given from the
practical experience.
In
the new second edition, some suggestions from the reviewers have been adapted
and incorporated. New and improved figures and diagrams together with case
studies have been added. |
About the Author:
Prof. D. R. Kiran,
B.Sc., B.E., M.Sc. (Eng.), (Ph.D.), FIE(I), FIIProdE, FIIPlantE, FITTE, FISNT,
has a rich practical experience of forty years both in industry and academy.
Starting his career in 1968 with Larsen & Toubro, he held top positions
like Planning Manager of Rallifan (CF division), World Bank Adviser/Instructor
in Tanzania and the Principal of PMR Institute of Technology, Chennai.
At
industries in India and abroad, he did projects at L&T, National Bicycle
Company etc., besides several industrial units in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania both
as an internal and external consultant that included logical fault location,
condition monitoring systems, WBA etc., besides ABC analysis, codification and
other industrial engineering applications. He started his academic career in
1979, teaching Maintenance Engineering at B.E. level at the University of Dar
Es Salaam. This rich experience in maintenance and planning helped him in
introducing topics of special interest and specific use to the maintenance
engineer.
In
recognition of his services in the field of engineering education, he was
awarded the covered Bharat Excellence Award and Gold Medal for Excellence in
Education in New Delhi in 2006. He is listed as an International Expert in
Industrial Engineering and Management in the International Directory of Experts
and Expertise. He is nominated for the post of Honorary Deputy Director General
in India for International Biographical Center.
Earlier
during the eighties, he was introduced to Dr. Julius Nyerere, the then
President of Tanzania as a Pioneer of Work Study in that country. He was one among few non-political foreigners
to be interviewed by the government newspaper of Tanzania.
He
had authored a textbook in Professional Ethics and Human Values, published by
McGraw Hill, the 2nd edition having come out in 2013. A third reference book on
Total Quality Management is ready for publication.
He
has published 23 papers in professional journals and seminar proceedings and was
the Chief Guest in several Technical Meets. He is the Vice Chairman of Indian
Institute of Plant Engineers, Tamilnadu Chapter.
He is widely traveled having visited
over 30 countries and is a philanthropist. |
