MDT, MTTR and MTBF

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 Basic indicators

It is useful to define a series of reference indicators essentially based on the study of phenomena
in time (duration/ breakdown occurrence).

Breakdown 1 End B/D 1 Breakdown End B/D 2

occurs 2 occurs

time

DT1 DT2
(Down Time)

TTR1 TTR2
(Time To Repair)

TBF 1-2
(Time Between Failures)

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MDT, MTTR, MTBF

Only for facilitators

Definition Formula Notes

n
i=1
Dti It also includes the LDT
MDT It is the mean value of all Downtimes in a =_______________ (logistic delay time)
Mean Down Time fixed period n
(1 week, 1 month, 1 year) n = no. of times machine is
down
n
MTTR It is the mean value of the TTR (times to 
i=1
TTRi
=_______________ MTTR < MDT
Mean Time to Repair repair) in a fixed period (1 week, 1
month, 1 year) n
n = no. of repairs
n-1

MTBF It is the mean value of the TBF (times


i=1
TBFi
=_______________
Mean Time Between between failures) in a fixed period
n-1
Failures (1 week, 1 month, 1 year)
n = no. of times machine is
down

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 Calculation of MDT, MTTR, MTBF - Example

TBF1= 7h TBF2= 19h

1 2 3

time (1 week)

DT1= 3h DT2=1h DT3= 4h

TTR1= 1h TTR2= 12 min. TTR3= 3h

(=0,2h)
3h+ 1h+ 4h = 2,7h
MDT= ______________
3

1h + 0,2h + 3h = 1,4h
MTTR= _____________ MTBF MTTR calculation instructions
3
26h = 13h
MTBF= _______
2

Period: 1 week; 1 shift/ dd= 8h; 5 working days

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 Basic indicators in Planned Maintenance

Beginning of the first End of the first Beginning of the End of the second
Maintenance Maintenance second Maintenance Maintenance
intervention intervention intervention intervention

DT1 time
DT2

TBM 1-2
(Time Between Maintenance)

n
i=1
Dti
MDT=_____________
n

n-1

i=1 TBMi
MTBM=_____________
n-1

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 Comparison between time needed for an intervention on a
breakdown and a Planned Maintenance intervention

Out- of- service time

(Down Time)

Time required for a Planned

Time required to repair Breakdowns
Maintenance activity

Time for the

Location
maintenance Spare parts Adjusting Spare parts Adjusting
& Access Substitution Closing Access Substitution Closing
operator's taking and & testing taking and & testing
diagnosis Time time time Time time time
arrival after set up time time set up time time
time
breakdown

Logistic Active
Highlight. Logistic Active Maintenance Logistic
Time (a) Maint. Active Maintenance Time (b)
Time Time (b) Time (b) Time (b)
Time (a)

TTRa TTRb

TTR TTR

DT (Down Time) DT (Down Time)

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