Operate to Failure and Corrective Maintenance (OFCM)

No predetermined action is taken to prevent failure and emphasis will be on efficient corrective maintenance. It is carried out on the machine whose guaranteed life is already utilised. Any amount of production achieved on these machines (whose resale value has reached or nearing the scrap value) is treated as bonus to the organisation. The equipment is run till it fails without any attempts being made to prevent the failures. When failure occurs, it is rectified if it is minor and economical, otherwise scrapped or sold by making necessary replacement analysis.