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Java House: from paper inspections to measured preventive maintenance

Kenya · Uganda · Rwanda2 years on SaharaDesk
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Cost down
15%
Reduction in maintenance management costs
Turnaround
20%
Improvement in service turnaround
Service jobs
25K+
Asset service jobs handled per year

The situation

Java House runs one of the region's densest maintenance operations: more than 170 visits per outlet per year, nearly all of it delivered by its own team. Inspections ran on paper, preventive maintenance could not be measured for effectiveness, and uptime on critical kitchen equipment could not be guaranteed, not for lack of effort, but for lack of a record.

The outcome

  • 100% transparency in maintenance activities and expenses
  • Greater reliance on planned over reactive maintenance
  • Gradual reduction in repeat breakdowns
  • More PMs delivered at higher standards with the same team

What was implemented

  • End-to-end digitisation of reactive and planned maintenance
  • Per-location, per-asset cost tracking
  • PM scheduling with effectiveness measurement
  • Spares requisition and critical-equipment uptime tracking
Why this matters

The shift from reactive to planned maintenance, with per-activity cost tracking, is the opportunity for any food, hospitality or multi-outlet operation. The same team, better directed by a measured schedule, delivers more preventive work at a higher standard.

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