設備維護管理系統是製造業為了維持設備的持續運作，以使生產流程更加順暢，而所發展出來的系統。設備維護管理系統於近年來非常受到重視，也有各式各樣的系統（如：Reliability Centered Maintenance，RCM、High Performance Maintenance Management，HPMM與Total Productive Maintenance，TPM）被提出與導入於實際的製造系統中。雖然如此，仍有些問題待回答，例如：目前台灣企業使用設備維護管理系統的情況、各種設備維護管理系統的要素與其產生的維護績效與生產績效的關係、和那一種設備維護管理系統對企業強化其內部運作有較好的貢獻等議題。本研究首先整理各種設備維護管理理論，回顧設備維護管理的演變，然後深入剖析幾種設備維護管理系統（如：RCM、HPMM與TPM等）的運作構面，探討其彼此間的互動關係。本研究藉由問卷調查與結構方程式模型，驗證這些設備維護管理系統，不僅對企業的設備維護管理績效有正向的影響，對企業的生產製造績效也有正向的影響。本研究也發現相較其它設備維護管理系統，TPM系統對生產製造績效的影響效果較大。

Maintenance management systems are considered by many companies as the key to keep their equipments running under normal operation without breakdowns. In recent years, there has been much and rapid development in maintenance management system. Various systems, e.g. RCM (Reliability Centered Maintenance), HPMM (High Performance Maintenance Management), and TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) systems, have been proposed and implemented in real-life manufacturing systems. Despite so, there are some vital questions remained to be answered. For example, what is the current status of Taiwanese manufacturers’ implementation of maintenance management systems? What are the key elements of some popular maintenance management systems and the effects they have on a manufacturer’s maintenance and production performance? In addition, which maintenance management system can result in better maintenance and production performance? This study reviews several maintenance management systems (e.g. the RCM, HPMM and TPM systems) and their historical development. The key elements of these systems are identified and analyzed. The relationships between these systems are also studied. After that, a survey is conducted on Taiwanese companies. The data collected from the survey is used to build up the model that is necessary to understand the elements of these systems, their relationships and their effects on the maintenance and production performance. The analysis result indicates that maintenance management systems have positive effects on the maintenance and production performance of Taiwanese manufacturers. The analysis result also shows that the TPM system can result in better production performance than other systems.