Remote maintenance unit for heavy-duty vehicles segment
Autor(es):
Garcia, Fabio; Kaminski, Paulo Carlos
Data:
2006
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Keywords:
Customer care; Heavy duty vehicles; Maintenance services; Market requirements; Products and services; Remote maintenance; Running time
DOI:
10.4271/2006-01-2536
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Abstract:
The fulfillment of the strict market requirements for customers in the "off-road" vehicles segment is crucial to increase the value and reliability of the products and services available by a manufacturer of heavy-duty vehicles. The need for a product that meets these demands becomes an outstanding factor of a manufacturer, since it provides active customer care services, aiming at the preventive and/or corrective "in loco" maintenance for its vehicles and equipment. This work proposal encompasses the development, manufacturing and management, by its dealers, of a remote maintenance unit (RMU), customized and configured with all the equipment required to support active maintenance services, both preventive and corrective, in the operation/work region of the customer. Thus, the target is the minimization of the running time of its vehicles and/or equipment to the nearest service station, or even of the wait time for concluding a service. Copyright © 2006 Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc.