A research report submitted to the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, University of the Witwatersrand, in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters in Engineering.
May 2016 / Successful implementation and execution of asset management strategy is found to be a critical
element in driving value, which depends on physical assets’ performance. This paper shows that
strategic asset management targets measured as AM Maturity are often not attained. This study
identifies key issues that prevent mining organisations from attaining the desired level of Asset
Management Maturity. A qualitative methodology was utilised on a single case study design in
order to investigate a particular phenomenon which is Asset Management Maturity at A-Coal
site. The study revealed revealed the following key issues: lack of strong Asset Management
leadership; lack of a favourable organisational structure which will provide Asset Managers with
credibility and the authority to make decisions in support of organisational objectives; no
leadership support; and a lack of training obviate the benefits that can be realised from
improvement initiatives which motivated, committed and enthusiastic employees will be
delivering. In addition to these challenges are organisational culture and a certain level of
employees’ competitiveness in the field of asset management. / MT2016
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:wits/oai:wiredspace.wits.ac.za:10539/21145 |
| Date | January 2016 |
| Creators | Mona, Bonginkosi Johan |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | Online resource (186 leaves), application/pdf, application/pdf |
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