CMRP Exam Question No 11

Question No 11

On Monday, the maintenance manager sent an e-mail memo to the production manager saying that the date and time of the next planned outage would be on the third shift of the coming Friday. When the maintenance manager arrived at the unit on Friday third shift, the equipment was still operating at full capacity. The operator said he knew nothing of a planned outage and he had to make up production on this shift. Which of the following is the most likely reason the equipment was still running?

A. The maintenance manager did not know if the production manager had communicated the plan to the shift leader.
B. The maintenance manager did not know if the production manager received his e-mail communication.
C. The maintenance manager made a unilateral decision it was time to do the outage.
D. The maintenance manager did not know if the production schedule allowed for the planned downtime.

Answer: C