Maintenance Planning and Scheduling

Maintenance Planning and scheduling of work orders is the hub of a well functioning maintenance organization. In order for maintenance planning and scheduling to work many other systems need to work well. Most importantly equipment inspections through preventive maintenance, technical database such as bill of materials, work order history, and standard job plans. Maintenance spare part stores have to function well, see illustration.

IDCON, INC. can help your plant to get organized by education, training and implementation of best maintenance planning and maintenance scheduling practices. We would start ensuring basics are in place such as good backlog practices, an effective prioritization system, proficient planning practices, and a functioning scheduling system between operations and maintenance. We would do classroom planner training and on-the-job maintenance planner training. We would not only do planner training, but also prioritization, and backlog management training for operations and supervision.

When basics are in place we focus on making sure your plant is self sufficient in the maintenance planning and scheduling process working towards more “advanced” methods. Advanced methods usually involve focusing on simplifying the planning and scheduling process to make it truly effective. Examples of such methods are visual standard job plans and precision planning and scheduling (e.g. SMED).

Read more in our Maintenance Planning and Scheduling book.