The accompanying presentation shows the relative benefits of planning versus scheduling maintenance work. Effective planning and scheduling both depart from traditional views of either activity. continue reading…
The accompanying presentation shows the relative benefits of planning versus scheduling maintenance work. Effective planning and scheduling both depart from traditional views of either activity. continue reading…
Using planning to coordinate the forces within the maintenance department dramatically increases crew productivity. The accompanying presentation illustrates why planning makes a difference in routine maintenance and then applies these principles to plant outages, also known as shutdowns. The presentations covers: continue reading…
The accompanying chart shows the six principles of maintenance planning. Each principle covers a fundamental crossroads type issue. The principles cover protecting the planners, focusing the planners, utilizing equipment files, the accuracy of time estimates, the level of detail required in a job plan, and the concept of wrench time and its proper measurement. The second chapter of the handbook thoroughly covers these vital issues of maintenance planning and the chart itself fills the inside front cover of the handbook.
So, what DOES a planner do? Industry wisdom claims that the process of planning and scheduling dramatically improves maintenance productivity. But what exactly does a planner do throughout the day? This narrative follows a planner through a normal day to see. It also identifies the planning principles and concepts along the way. When properly put into practice, these principles and concepts help the high performing maintenance organization make planning work. continue reading…
The work order priority system often goes unnoticed as a significant opportunity for boosting maintenance performance. We focus our attention on big initiatives and technology and few if any vendors try to sell us a new priority system. Restructuring the priority system requires no technology or cost. Yet, this system is one of those little things that can really help or really hinder progress toward maintenance excellence. It is a “low tech and high value” tool for improvement. continue reading…
A perfect job plan is not a single event. A perfect job plan develops over time built on the foundations of planner expertise and repeated maintenance work. continue reading…