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Work Execution Management

Should Maintenance Planning and Scheduling be Treated Separately?

Yes to both questions!

* Planning prevents delays by indentifying the needs of the job

* Planning enables Scheduling, by quantifying the resource needs in order for a block of time to be set aside to do the job

* Scheduling enables effectiveness by maximizing resource utilization in both Maintenance and Production

* Scheduling alone can improve effectiveness with only an estimate of labor needs by reducing the downtime between maintenance jobs, eliminating false starts when Production can't free up the equipment, and by reducing the downtime when Maintenance has to wait while Production shuts down and prepares equipment

* Together Planning and Scheduling are more effective on certain jobs

* Not all jobs are candidates for Planning or Scheduling

Tip excerpted from Planning & Scheduling Made Simple by Ricky Smith & Jerry Wilson

Leadership for Reliability

Coaching the Falling Stars

Here's something to consider: Even in the very best organizations, almost every manager will have to deal with at least one problem employee - uncooperative, emotionally unstable, chronically

Asset Condition Management

Alignment Tolerances

"Why? The coupling can take it." Often, when performing a precision alignment with a laser alignment system, I have heard this remark. The idea is that the coupling can handle much looser

Work Execution Management

Work Order Failure Hierarchy and Murphy’s Law

No matter how well your Work Order Failure Hierarchy is researched and constructed, Murphy's Law will get you. There will ALWAYS be some problem or cause, and sometimes remedy, that isn't

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Asset Condition Management

There is a Cost to Everything!

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Leadership for Reliability

Capturing Knowledge

Standards create a professional environment of "best practice" procedures. They enable organizations to confidently create systems, policies and procedures, maintain autonomy from vested interest

Leadership for Reliability

Set the Example. And the Tone

LEADING BY EXAMPLE. It's both a management responsibility and a moral obligation. And, it's the most powerful tool in your leadership toolbox.

You have a strong influence on the thoughts and

Work Execution Management

Data Backup Tip for Specialized Analysis Work

This is not necessarily an analysis tip. It would be better categorized as a database tip, or a data backup tip for specialized analysis work. When collecting route data the analyst may or may

Work Execution Management

8 Things Your CMMS Should Do

Allows mechanics to easily write up deficiencies found on PM inspection tours as planned work to be done. System then automatically generates a planned maintenance work order. Automatically

Asset Management

Making Automation Data Part of the Maintenance Process

Automation has revolutionized industry and allowed us to produce more and do more in less time and with fewer resources. However, the majority of automated systems integrate well for operations,

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Asset Condition Management

What is Resonance

Resonance is an operating condition where an excitation frequency is near a natural frequency of the machine structure. A natural frequency is a frequency at which a structure will vibrate if

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