Eti, Mark C.Ogaji, S. O. T.Probert, S. D.2006-09-192006-09-192006-11M.C. Eti, S.O.T. Ogaji and S.D. Probert, Reducing the cost of preventive maintenance (PM) through adopting a proactive reliability-focused culture, Applied Energy, Volume 83, Issue 11, November 2006, Pages 1235-1248.http://hdl.handle.net/1826/1193http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2006.01.002The economic and political realities of the 1990s forced managers to reverse long-standing organizational cultures in order to reduce costs and energy expenditures in their organisations. For instance, these can be achieved, with respect to maintenance, by replacing a reactive repair-focused attitude by a proactive reliability-focused culture. Thereby far less (i) human effort is expended and (ii) energy would be wasted, both of which lead to increased profitability.117695 bytesapplication/pdfenCost reductionPMCultureBest practiceNigerian industriesArticle