Análisis de los factores clave para mejorar la gestión del mantenimiento en la industria de oil&gas en América Latina

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ABSTRACT
• This article analyses the application of maintenance 
management (MM) in the oil and gas industry in Latin 
America. We conducted a web-based expert panel to develop 
a set of consensus activities that managers consider when 
managing maintenance projects. A heterogeneous group of 
96 professionals related to maintenance tasks was selected 
to represent all the relevant perspectives (top management; 
maintenance; production; quality; logistics; and finance). 
Some 396 maintenance practitioners took part in a second 
online survey aimed at establishing the key MM factors that 
summarised the correlations among the previously defined 
maintenance activities. Moreover, an equation to discover the 
influence that these factors have in MM improvement was 
obtained. Finally, maintenance practitioners were classified 
into groups with similar MM styles according to previously 
defined MM factors. Results showed that three latent factors 
encompassed all MM activities: manpower efficiency; project 
management and IT; and asset performance optimization. 
Project management and IT was the most influential factor in 
MM improvement. Four groups were identified as representing 
different MM styles. The MM framework outlined in an 
inductive manner enables maintenance practitioners in the oil 
and gas industry to find out their strengths and weaknesses 
and plan their maintenance strategy accordingly. Moreover, the 
outlined procedure can be generalized for use in any industry.
• Keywords: maintenance management; manpower; project 
management & IT; asset performance optimization.