What Is Forced Deterioration?

One of the aims of the first three steps of Autonomous Main­te­nance is to iden­ti­fy forced dete­ri­o­ra­tion and its sources. Forced dete­ri­o­ra­tion, also known as accel­er­at­ed dete­ri­o­ra­tion, is the improp­er use of equip­ment that reduces its func­tion or per­for­mance. Learn the typ­i­cal caus­es of forced dete­ri­o­ra­tion and how Autonomous Main­te­nance activ­i­ties help us iden­ti­fy them.