Which model focuses on pre-scheduled maintenance activities to prevent failures?

• A. Reactive
• B. Projects
• C. Planned
• D. Predictive

Answer: (C)

The scenario describes a maintenance approach that schedules regular service before any failure occurs. This is planned maintenance, often synonymous with preventive maintenance, where tasks are pre-arranged on a calendar or usage basis to keep assets reliable and reduce unplanned downtime. It’s proactive in nature, aiming to prevent failures rather than react to them after they happen.

Why the others don’t fit: reactive maintenance happens after a failure, not before; predictive maintenance relies on data to forecast when a failure will occur and schedule work accordingly, which isn’t inherently pre-scheduled in advance; and projects refer to temporary, one-off efforts rather than ongoing maintenance activities for assets.