ANALYSIS OF MAINTENANCE IN BREWING INDUSTRIES USING EQUIPMENT UNIFORM ANNUAL COST (E UAC) METHOD

Abstract

A study of replacement and maintenance related problems of brewery industries was carried out with view
of appraising the maintenance policy of the industry in Nigerian situation. Equivalent Uniform Annual Cost
(EUAC) method was used in performing the analysis using data collected from PAL breweries LTD, which
they kept for a period of ten years (from 1990 to 1999). Three machines were selected for this study based
on their perceived importance in the brewery industry. They are: ammonia compressor, washing machine
and filling machine.
The results show that ammonia compressor and filling machine should be replaced or overhauled in their
seventh and sixth years respectively. However, this was not done as revealed by the study. The washing
machine however did not show visible sign of economic deterioration and should be retained with routine
which could be responsible for accelerated machine deterioration. These technical lapses should be
addressed by the management of the industry for optimal performance of the industrial machines.