Permanent Maintenance Contract (SLA)
Ad hoc repairs
Response time
Response time
Guaranteed 2–4 hours, 24/7
No guarantee – ticket queue
Cost predictability
Cost predictability
Fixed, predictable subscription fee
Cost of each intervention assessed individually
Parts availability
Parts availability
LRU/SRU warehouse and replacement equipment as standard
Purchase of parts after failure, often with long lead times
Downtime risk
Downtime risk
Minimal – replacement equipment and priority support
High – no reserves and longer repair times
Documentation and reports
Documentation and reports
Monthly KPI reports, live dashboard
Report only after repair completion
Predictive support
Predictive support
Remote monitoring, AI alerts
None – response only after failure