The second edition of this handbook is intended for maintenance professionals and managers who need to learn the latest strategies such as 5S, TPM and lean principles. Levitt is a noted educator and author on maintenance management, and he has revised this edition to include new information on dealing with contracts, PM optimization, maintenance planning, maintenance information flow, quality improvement and fire fighting. The financial considerations of a corporate maintenance department is also discussed, such as getting budgets approved, evaluating worker productivity and calculating the deterioration of assets. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)