FM Basics: Reactive, Preventive and Predictive Maintenance

This article was first published in March 2020, the month many facilities shutdown in reaction to the first wave of the pandemic. Most stay closed, or partiallyclosed, for much of the following two years.

As a result, previously postponed preventative maintenance, and unnoted

reactive issues that arose while partially shuttered, can impact yourorganization’s overall productive capacity upon reopening. In March 2022, thescarcity of skilled tradespeople is making it difficult for some FMs to get theirmaintenance items resolved quickly.

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The first step to having a strong maintenance program that can easily befollowed is understanding the difference between reactive, preventive, andpredictive maintenance.