EAM.8:1 - Problem frame

Use this pattern when an engineered asset’s future use is in question: retain it with maintenance, renew it, replace it, repurpose it or withdraw it. A feasible repair has been proposed, but the decision maker needs comparable asset policies over the relevant service horizon.

Return a small set of supported or explicitly conditional alternatives, with the consequences needed for value comparison. An adequate existing set can be reused. If the only question is which intervention maintains the already chosen function, the maintenance recommendation may answer it directly.