Terotechnology
{{short description|Engineering term}}
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Terotechnology ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|t|ɪər|əʊ|t|ɛ|k|ˈ|n|ɒ|l|ə|dʒ|i|_|ˌ|t|ɛr|-}}; from Greek τηρεῖν tērein "to care for" and technology) is the technology of installation, including the efficient use and management of equipment. It also involves the use of technology to carry out maintenance functions in a bid to reduce cost and increase productivity.
It has been replaced with "asset management".
Definition
The term goes back to the 1970s.{{cite book |last1=Koshal |first1=D |title=Manufacturing Engineer's Reference Book |date=1993 |publisher=Butterworth Heinmann Ltd. |location=Oxford, UK |isbn=0-7506-1154-5 |page=18 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kWXiBQAAQBAJ&dq=terotechnology+use&pg=SA18-PA3 |access-date=17 October 2021}} Terotechnology is a system for the care of equipment. It includes the management, engineering, and financial expertise working together to improve the installation and operations.{{cite web |last1=Kenton |first1=Will |title=Terotechnology |url=https://www.investopedia.com/terms/t/terotechnology.asp |access-date=17 October 2021 |website=Investopedia |publisher=Investopedia}}
In practice
It involves the reliability and maintainability of physical equipment regarding installation, operation, maintenance, or replacement. Decisions are influenced by feedback throughout the life cycle of a project.{{cite book |last1=File |first1=William T. |title=18 - Terotechnology and Maintenance |publisher=Science Direct |year=1993 |isbn=9780080523958 |pages=18/1–18/26 |chapter=Terotechnology and Maintenance |doi=10.1016/B978-0-08-052395-8.50022-9 |access-date=17 October 2021 |chapter-url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780080523958500229}}{{cite book |last1=Mathew |first1=Joseph |last2=Ma |first2=Lin |last3=Tan |first3=Andy |last4=Anderson |first4=Deryk |title=Engineering Asset Management|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=va9DAAAAQBAJ&dq=terotechnology+use&pg=PA14-IA8 |date=14 July 2006 |publisher=CIEAM/MESA |location=Gold Coast Australia |isbn=1-84628-583-6 |page=14 |access-date=17 October 2021}} In 1992 the British Standards Institution published British Standard 3843: Guide to terotechnology. The standard was withdrawn in November 2011.{{cite web | url=https://infostore.saiglobal.com/en-us/standards/bs-3843-1-1992-1992-192513_saig_bsi_bsi_460361/ | title=Bs 3843-1:1992 Guide to Terotechnology (The Economic Management O }}
See also
References
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External links
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- [http://www.thefreedictionary.com/terotechnologists Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003]