Full Article: [pdf] DOI: https://doi.org/10.22503/inftars.XIX.2019.4.3 Language: en Author(s):  Alexandra Karakas
Title: Maintenance, function, and malfunction in technology Abstract: This paper takes a new look at the concept of maintenance through the notion of function and malfunction. I propose that different maintenance strategies have contrasting philosophical approaches about the nature of technology. I claim that the main difference between reactive and predictive maintenance is that the latter holds an underlying deterministic approach. Keywords: maintenance, malfunction, function
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