Krispy Kreme has maintenance professionals that are specifically trained to maintain and repair their equipment. It is done through both scheduled and routine maintenance practices. Scheduled maintenance is the level of maintenance that requires planning, allocation of a significant amount of time, and high degree of coordination between different departments, and is typically initiated through a work order (Business Dictionary, n.d.). It is a direct contributor to a piece of equipment operating at its prime and allowing the company to properly forecast for production.
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Organizations should strictly monitor the lifecycle of component and create a system to replace them before they reach the failure point. In our everyday lives, we depend upon our vehicle to transport us to work and extra activities. When we neglect the regularly scheduled maintenance, we run the risk of experiencing breakdown maintenance. Breakdown maintenance is remedial maintenance that occurs when equipment fails and must be repaired on an emergency or priority basis (Heizer & Render, 2014). Ultimately it leads to a disruption of our daily schedules and can cause cancelations. The same is true of organizations, but the effect is multiplied across many business and individuals. Lost time - in all its forms - represents a serious risk to a company 's financial well-being (Curran, n.d.). It leads to a reduction of quality, reliability, and eventually affect profits. Although breakdowns can’t be totally eliminated, probability of occurrences can be reduced through preventive