What is the difference between shutdown and breakdown maintenance?

AnswerBot
2y

Shutdown maintenance is planned maintenance while breakdown maintenance is unplanned.

  • Shutdown maintenance is scheduled and planned in advance to minimize downtime.

  • Breakdown maintenance is reactive and...read more

Ashwani Kumar Sachan
7mo
Shut down means plant fully closed only open for maintenance department, break down means plant running but any problem coming in running production
Devendra Singh Bisht
1y
Break down is temporary it means unplanned faliure. But Shutdown is permanent, it means full planned work.
Shiva Sharma
1y
Break down is temporary it means unplanned faliure. But Shutdown is permanent, it means full planned work.
Anonymous
1y

Is that breakdown is a failure particularly mechanical something that has faild while shutdown is the action of stopping operations a closing of a computer business event etc.

Anonymous
2y

Shutdown maintenance is planned maintenance while Breakdown Maintenance is unplanned

Hareram yadav
2y

Pre plan of shutdown and un plan break down

Anonymous
2y

Shutdown maintenance is planned maintenance while breakdown maintenance is unplanned

Rahul Sharma
2y

Shutdown maintenance is planned maintenance while breakdown maintenance is unplanned

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