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Course Objectives

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Explain the challenges and objectives facing maintenance organizations today
• Demonstrate the importance of work order systems and use techniques for time estimations and priority assignments
• Prepare a preventive maintenance program
• Apply project management techniques to effectively manage major maintenance activities and shut downs
• Use capital budgeting techniques to evaluate maintenance capital expenditures
• Demonstrate understanding of how to maintain the optimal stock levels of spare parts to ensure operational continuity
• Prepare the right Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) s to evaluate and improve performance in maintenance

Target Audience

• Maintenance theory and practice
• Maintenance work processes
• Project management
• Financial evaluation
• Planning and logistics theory and practice
• Performance management
• Adaptability

COURSE OUTLINE:

• Objectives of maintenance
  • Definition of maintenance and asset management
  • Challenges and objectives of maintenance
    • The modern maintenance strategy
  • Maintenance windows
  • Maintenance methods
  • Types of maintenance
  • Classification of roles in maintenance
  • Customer service in maintenance
• The Work Order System
  • Purpose of the Work Order (WO) system
  • Information collected on a WO
  • Job estimating methods
  • Prioritizing maintenance work orders
• Preventive Maintenance (PM)
  • What is Preventive Maintenance
  • The importance of implementing a PM program
  • Establishing schedules
  • Breaking a facility into logical parts
  • Developing an equipment list
  • Developing equipment manuals
  • Setting up inventory
  • Understanding risks associated with a PM program
• Planning and scheduling of major maintenance WOS and shutdowns
  • The unique challenge of maintenance shutdowns
    • Importance of a clear Work Order (WO) scope definition
  • Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
  • Methods for building an effective maintenance database
  • Critical Path Method (CPM)
  • Work order crashing
  • Resource scheduling and leveling
    • Planning and controlling maintenance materials
    • Identification of inventory costs
    • Considerations in inventory decisions
    • How much to order: Economic Order Quantity (EOQ)
    • When to order (setting min and max levels)
    • Controlling maintenance work
      • Maintenance Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
      • Backlog indices
      • Schedule compliance indices
      • PM and emergency indices
      • Generic maintenance indicators
    • The role of planning and scheduling in Performance Improvement
      • Maintenance as a business process
      • How scheduled maintenance can lock in waste and cost
      • Drawing learning from recurring maintenance tasks
      • Reviewing planned maintenance
      • Dealing with the productivity challenge
      • Refining maintenance policies
      • Capturing learning from inspection work