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What is the Objective of Planning and Scheduling?

That question seems simple enough, however the answer may be one of the fundamental causes for Planning and Scheduling efforts that fail to deliver their potential.

Normally, the answer to this

Scheduling Options for SAP Plant Maintenance and Beyond

Scheduling Options for SAP Plant Maintenance and Beyond

Scheduling Options for SAP Plant Maintenance and Beyond
A 10:49 minute iPresentation Tutorial

The Devil is in the Details!

I recently facilitated a Planning and Scheduling course for a large group of Planners, Supervisors, and Production personnel. Via the work management process, Planners are typically given lots

The Missing Link in Reliability

Many Equipment Failures Could Be Linked To Materials Management


by Art Posey and Phillip Slater

Oh no, not again!  Is this the perennial cry of the maintenance and reliability professional?  We all know this situation: a recent failure was repaired and has now failed again shortly after.

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How to create Planning Libraries with Reusable Documents

How to create Planning Libraries with Reusable Documents

A 7 minute iPresentation Tutorial by Jeff Shiver, CMRP, CPMM, People and Processes, Inc.

Take your planning process and craft efficiencies to the next level by creating reusable Planning Libraries with externally linked documents. This presentation is a how-to to show you the benefits and methods for building these libraries with externally linked documents common to most CMMS/ EAM applications, along with a continuous improvement process to integrate the feedback from craftspeople into those documents.

MetaPower In’l Receives $269K PO for Maintenance Planning Services With a Major Oil Sands Ener

MetaPower International, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: MTPR) is pleased to announce that the Company’s subsidiary, MetaPower Canada, Ltd has received a purchase order totaling $269,000 CAD to provide turnaround planning services for a Canadian Energy Company with operations in the Oil Sands Region of Northern Alberta.

Work Types Tell the Tale

Everyone is sure their maintenance resources are busy. But how are they really utilized? Are they maintenance related activities or non-maintenance activities? Are maintenance resources really ...

A Shortcut to Higher Efficiency

Adding Short Repairs to PM’s

by Joel Levitt

Have you ever thought about building in short repairs to your PM schedule?

Guiding Principles For Planning And Scheduling “Keeping An Organization Focused”

"Focusing an organization's efforts is the only way to achieve and maintain success"

Guiding Principles are principles an organization must follow in order to be successful in any area where ...

The Principles of Scheduling

The Principles of Scheduling

An 8 minute iPresentation by Doc Palmer, Partner, People and Processes Inc.

Doc Palmer, author of McGraw Hill's Maintenance Planning and Scheduling Handbook and partner with People and Processes, reviews his six Principles of Scheduling to help you maximize the Maintenance Planning and Scheduling effort in your organization.

The Principles of Planning

The Principles of Planning

A 17 minute iPresentation Tutorial by Doc Palmer, Partner, People and Processes Inc.


Doc Palmer, author of McGraw Hill's Maintenance Planning and Scheduling Handbook and partner with People and Processes, reviews his six Principles of Planning to help you maximize the Maintenance Planning and Scheduling effort in your organization.

 

Maintenance Work Order Planning

Maintenance Work Order Planning

iPresentation - 13:15
By Verl Davis and Hawkins Cooks

Join Verl Davis and Hawkins Cooks for a brief iPresentation Tutorial on Maintenance Work Order Planning

Doc Palmer Joins People and Processes as a Partner

Jacksonville, Florida - Richard D. Palmer, PE, MBA, better known as Doc Palmer, author of the distinguished Maintenance Planning and Scheduling Handbook, joins People and Processes, Inc. as a partner to expand his participation in educating, leading, and consulting with companies on the practical implementation of successful Maintenance Planning and Scheduling (MPS) programs.

Optimized Planning and Scheduling

Originally presented at Reliability 2.0

by Dave Koelzer – VP, Process Improvement, Dimension Technology Solutions, Inc.

For asset-intensive operations, maximizing the use of maintenance dollars is critical. Put simply, planned and scheduled maintenance costs less than unscheduled and reactive maintenance. How much does it cost your organization for unplanned reactive work? How much for emergency work? We’ll explore how a small reduction in unplanned and emergency work can lead to significant cost reductions and improvement in real-world resource availability and productivity.

Maintenance Planning

Maintenance Planning: Back to Basics

Planning Departments function in modes anywhere from just being clerks…. to being responsible for all aspects of the maintenance function.

Work Order Execution and Data Capture

Fundamentals of Maintenance Planning Series

By Daryl Mather

All of the work of backlog management, planning and priority targeted capacity scheduling are focused on efficient execution. To ensure that the tasks that need to be done, as per the true requirements of the plant, are done in a timely manner with as little waste of human and material resources as is possible.

Work Flow Concepts

Fundamentals of Maintenance Planning Series

By: Daryl Mather, Maintenance Consultant

As economic demands have increased and technology for maintenance has moved forward there has been an increasing demand on the time of the maintenance-planning department.

Work Order Prioritization

Fundamentals of Maintenance Planning Series


By Daryl Mather

Too many organizations neglect the benefits of a clearly defined prioritization system. Even when they realize the importance the focus is invariably at a department or functional level. I have seen organizations where there are up to three or more prioritization systems. None of which are inter-related.

Backlog Management

Fundamentals of Maintenance Planning Series

By Daryl Mather

Few tools are as useful to managing the maintenance workload and effectiveness as the Maintenance Backlog. In many companies today management of the maintenance backlog has been neglected. As a result they are generally drowning in their own data. A poorly managed system has a dramatic effect on the entire delivery of maintenance services.

 

Fundamentals of Maintenance Planning Series

Fundamentals of Maintenance Planning Series

By Daryl Mather

Planning and scheduling functions are the key deliverables of the planning role. This is where the most gains in execution have the potential to be made and acted upon. In some larger organizations these are split, allowing more adequate resources for each role.

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