To compete successfully at both national and international levels, production systems and equipment must perform at levels that were unimaginable a decade ago. The requirements for increased product quality, reduced throughput time, and enhanced operating effectiveness in a rapidly changing customer demand environment continue to necessitate high maintenance performance. In some cases, maintenance is essential to increase operational effectiveness, revenues, and customer satisfaction while reducing capital, operating, and support costs. This may be the largest challenge facing production enterprises today. For this, a maintenance strategy must be aligned with production logistics and kept updated with current best practices. Maintenance has become a multidisciplinary activity, and one may encounter situations in which maintenance is a shared responsibility.