Operations and Maintenance Quiz #1
1. What should you do first to competently execute the strategic plan and
begin to develop a maintenance schedule?
-Gain agreement on which activities will be done by staff and which by contractors.
-Assign contracted personnel assigned to operations and maintenance activities.
-Develop a complete inventory/register of physical assets.
-Develop an agreed-upon policy on what items to run-to-failure.
*The facility manager must first know what materials, components, equipment, and systems exist
in the facility in order to determine how to manage and maintain them as they continually change
due to wear, obsolescence, or other time-related factors. (Reference: 1-2-2)
2. What is NOT a typically maintenance category?
-Passive
-Preventive
-Predictive
-Unplanned
*Typical maintenance activities divide between those planned and those unplanned. Preventive and
predictive maintenance are types of planned maintenance. Passive is not a typical maintenance
category. (Reference: 1-2-4)
3. Which statements best represents the key difference between a strategic
facility plan and a tactical plan?
-The strategic plan expresses goals and the tactical plan specifies how goals are achieved.
-The strategic plan is for the entire facility and the tactical plan is only for operations.
-The strategic plan is measurable while the tactical plan is not.
-The strategic plan is developed by the facility manager and the tactical plan is executed by staff
and contractors.
*Strategies express an organization's mission and vision, while tactics depict methods to define
and measure how the mission and vision are achieved. (Reference: 1-2-1)
4. If a complete, accurate inventory/register is not available, what is a
reasonable activity for producing that knowledge?
-Acquire spare parts so that any breakdown can be addressed using existing inventory.
-Initiate a tour to assess and update inventory condition.
-Estimate the age and condition of major systems by talking with maintenance staff.
-Start an inventory/register as each system and component is replaced.
*An accurate inventory is the necessary first step of proper operations and maintenance schedule
which cannot occur until all physical assets are accounted for and reviewed. (Reference: 1-2-2)
5. Which statements is true of building codes, standards, and regulations?
