Eti, Mark C.Ogaji, S. O. T.Probert, S. D.2006-11-022006-11-022006-10M.C. Eti, S.O.T. Ogaji and S.D. Probert, Development and implementation of preventive-maintenance practices in Nigerian industries, Applied Energy, Volume 83, Issue 10, October 2006, Pages 1163-1179.http://hdl.handle.net/1826/1218http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2006.01.001A methodology for the development of PM using the modern approaches of FMEA, root-cause analysis, and fault-tree analysis is presented. Applying PM leads to a cost reduction in maintenance and less overall energy expenditure. Implementation of PM is preferable to the present reactive maintenance procedures (still prevalent in Nigeria.95253 bytesapplication/pdfenPMChangesChallengesNigerian industriesArticle