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How SAP Tools Can Improve Your Scheduling Process and Deliver Efficiency Results

A presentation by Gus McIntosh, Vesta Partners. Originally recorded at the 2012 Reliability Forum for SAP Users

An effective Scheduling Process is a major element of any maintenance strategy and continuous improvement program yet many organizations still struggle to put together the correct mix of business process, communication and software tools that will drive efficiency and deliver performance improvements.

Announcing Primavera P6 Seminars from New Standard Institute

Milford, CT – January 7, 2013 - Primavera P6 is rapidly becoming the premier software program used in industry during Shutdowns, Turnaround, and Outage projects. Accordingly, Planners and Schedulers are seeking ways to improve their use of this tool, specific to their particular industries. New Standard Institute consultant Andrew C. Levitt, PMP in December 2012 as part of New Standard’s Orlando, Florida seminar week, and will now present the session in two locations this coming Spring:

RIME for Work Prioritization: Median Time to Complete Work Orders

work execution management

Work Prioritization: Emotion vs. Logic

by George Mahoney

A Supervisor's Typical Morning

Its 7 a.m. and Rich's head is already spinning. He hasn't even finished his first cup of coffee and already three different customers have screamed at him. While the customers are from three completely different business areas, they have two things in common:

They each have an "emergency" that needs to be taken care of right now.

They each refer to themselves as THE most important person on site.

work execution management

DOs & DON’Ts of Effective Maintenance Planning

Most asset-intensive organizations recognize that efficient and effective maintenance planning and scheduling is one of those cornerstone processes that can help ensure equipment reliability and assist with attaining excellence in operations.

Work Execution Management

Managing Materials Used During PMs

An hour long presentation by Clark Kimmel, Senior Consultant, People and Processes, Inc.

Materials management is a critical part of an organizations ability to maintain and sustain reliability. Too many unnecessary or seldom used parts and materials on a shelf can waste resources. Resources are utilized to handle, house, maintain and kit or issue parts. Often times these resources are consumed on parts that haven't moved in years.

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A Strong Shop Floor: Successful Planning & Scheduling Secret Ingredient

An hour long presentation by Ken Arthur, Performance Consultant, GPAllied

Our production personnel can be the eyes and ears of the maintenance group if they are trained to know how equipment fails, what to look for, and how to report abnormalities. Operators are critical to helping an organization achieve early identification of problems, which then allows more time to plan, schedule, coordinate and execute work to prevent costly failures. Early identification of problems is one of the keys to planning & scheduling success, and a strong "Shop Floor" is oftentimes the missing ingredient.

“Wrench Time” - Why the “FEAR” to Measure Maintenance Productivity?

José Wagner Braidotti Jr.

The best results of maintenance practices carried out in enterprises critically depend on the efforts of maintenance staff to ensure their day-to-day actions comply with the schedule of services in order to avoid unwanted failures, correctly diagnose the behavior of active production processes, and ensure quality information recorded in the work orders.

ArcelorMittal Dofasco Selects Quintiq’s Workforce Planner

RADNOR, Pa., (Canada NewsWire via COMTEX)—Quintiq solution chosen for maintenance workforce optimization.

Quintiq announced today that ArcelorMittal Dofasco, a subsidiary of ArcelorMittal, has selected Quintiq to provide a maintenance planning and scheduling solution for its Hamilton, Ontario steelmaking operations.

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Measuring the Central Hub – Planning and Scheduling Metrics

An hour long presentation by Jeff Shiver CMRP, CPMM - Managing Principal

We constantly hear about metrics like OEE, PM Compliance, and Schedule Compliance that help measure productivity, availability, and the maintenance work management process as examples. In the end, these metrics are used to drive behaviors within the organization. I'm reminded of a statement that a Plant Manager in a large food and beverage manufacturer once told me. He said, "Jeff, We measure what we treasure!" If so, what is it in the Maintenance organization that we treasure?

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Learn How to Build and Leverage Maintenance Job Plans

An hour long presentation by Jeff Shiver CMRP, CPMM - Managing Principal, People and Processes, Inc.

You read articles that mention them and you hear people talk about them. But when it comes to the Maintenance Job Plan, what is the intent really? And how do I use it to make my job as a Planner better? How does it help the craftspeople?

The Planner: The Heart of the Maintenance Process

By Tarek Atout

Imagine your body without a heart

The planner is proven to be the heart of the planning and scheduling process and one of the arms that supports the whole maintenance process. As in a human being, a strong heart is an indication of good general health; a good planner is an indication of a streamlined planning process. The heart is responsible for blood circulation within the body, while a planner is responsible for smooth workflow within the maintenance body. Have you imagined your body without a heart?

Life Cycle Institute Launches New Course: Planning for Shutdowns, Turnarounds and Outages

CHARLESTON, SC,—December 9, 2010—The Life Cycle Institute, Life Cycle Engineering’s education group, is now accepting registrations for its latest course: Planning for Shutdowns, Turnarounds and Outages. Joel Levitt, renowned maintenance trainer and author, will facilitate this new offering.

Using Cause & Effect Diagrams for Proactive Effect - Turn It Around with Maintenance Planning

By Jeff Shiver

In Root Cause Analysis, one of the tools frequently utilized is the Cause and Effect Diagram to show how specific actions combine to define a particular result. Typically, the categories of Man, Materials, Methods, and Machine are illustrated in the diagram below. As opposed to using it as a reactive tool after the fact, we can turn it around for purposes such as diagramming effective maintenance planning in a proactive manner. To accomplish this approach, we can provide specific actions in each of the categories above to realize the desired outcome.

planning and scheduling

How SAP Tools Can Improve Your Scheduling Process and Deliver Efficiency Results

Announcing Primavera P6 Seminars from New Standard Institute

Work Prioritization: Emotion vs. Logic

DOs & DON’Ts of Effective Maintenance Planning

Managing Materials Used During PMs

A Strong Shop Floor: Successful Planning & Scheduling Secret Ingredient

“Wrench Time” - Why the “FEAR” to Measure Maintenance Productivity?

ArcelorMittal Dofasco Selects Quintiq’s Workforce Planner