A Planner’s tool kit
Torbjörn Idhammar
About 25% of a Planner’s time should be spent in the field, assessing and “scoping” maintenance work. To make this time as useful as possible,
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Tips for Maintenance Planning
Torbjörn Idhammar
The work process we call maintenance planning can almost always be improved in any given mill or plant. In fact in most plants we visit
A Helpful Guide for Using CMMS Codes in Maintenance
Don Armstrong
This article provides guidelines on the selection and structure of the codes and categories that CMMS Software work order systems use to filter and sort
Philosophy: A note about work order priorities
Torbjörn Idhammar
What are work order priorities? If we ask any given plant with a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS), if they have a well defined priority
Definition: Break-in jobs
Torbjörn Idhammar
Break-in jobs is a term used for identifying maintenance jobs that are added to a schedule without proper lead time allowed for planning and scheduling.
Break-in Jobs are often incorrectly identified as a synonym to break downs, or true emergency work. In our experience, break-in jobs are often NOT true emergencies, instead they are often EMOTIONAL emergencies.
What’s the Difference Between Planning and Scheduling
Torbjörn Idhammar
Did you know the difference between maintenance planning and scheduling? In fact, many organizations think that the two are the same. Other organizations know
