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What the maintenance planning department have to do when the concerned person submits a work request? After a person writes a work order for the maintenance department, maintenance planning takes action. A maintenance planning group helps coordinate many of the specialized activities of maintenance. A maintenance planner takes the work order and does preparatory planning for the crew supervisor and craftpersons who will ultimately execute the work. 1- The planner considers the proper scope of work for the job. The work requester may have identified a noisy valve. 2- The planner judges whether the valve should be patched or replaced. 3- The planner also identifies appropriate materials for the specified job and whether they are available or must be specially ordered. 4- Th planner specifies the appropriate craft skills for the job. Having these determination made before the crew supervisor assigns a job for avoid problems such as delays stemming from assigning a person with insufficient craft skills or from not having required materials or tools available. Having time estimates also allows crew supervisors to judge how much work to assign. #planning #scheduling #maintenance #terminal #port #assetmanagement #asset #engineering #mechanicalengineering #spareparts #parts #workorder #planningdepartment

Proper maintenance planning and scheduling, when done right, can greatly increase productivity. Maintenance planning can be defined as an end-to-end process that identifies and addresses any possible issues ahead of time. This involves identifying the parts and tools necessary for jobs and making sure they're available and laid out in the appropriate areas, having a planner write out instructions on how to complete a job, and even determining and gathering the necessary parts and/or tools before a job is assigned. Maintenance planning should define the "what," "why" and "how." This means specifying: 1. What work needs to be done with what materials, tools and equipment. 2. Why a particular action was chosen (why a valve is being replaced instead of a seat). 3. How the work should be completed. Maintenance scheduling refers to the timing of planned work, it offers details of "when" and "who." 1. When the work should be done. 2. Who should perform it. Scheduling is meant to: 1. Schedule the maximum amount of work with the available resources. 2. Schedule according to the highest priority work orders. 3. Schedule the maximum number of preventive maintenance jobs when necessary. 4. Minimize the use of contract and outside resources by effectively using internal labor. #maintenance #planning #scheduling #engineering #preventive

A key to maximizing reliability through improved maintenance performance is to ensure that all work is of high quality. When a job has been planned, the necessary details to complete the job are defined, the right materials and parts are available, and the right resources are identified. Another benefit of true maintenance planning is safety, a planned job is a safe job 📣 . https://lnkd.in/eHWrJqKQ #safejob #maintenance #reliability

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Preventive Maintenance (PM) and Corrective Maintenance (CM) are pivotal in equipment and facility maintenance. PM involves regular, scheduled maintenance to prevent unexpected breakdowns, extend equipment lifespan, improve reliability, and minimize costly downtime through actions like routine inspections, lubrication, and parts replacement at set intervals. Advantages of PM include reducing unexpected breakdowns, enhancing equipment efficiency and lifespan, and facilitating maintenance planning around production schedules. However, it can be costly and time-consuming, requiring detailed schedules and resource planning. In contrast, CM involves maintenance post-failure, focusing on restoring equipment to operational condition after a breakdown. While CM offers the advantage of no maintenance unless needed, potentially saving costs and easier to manage without a complex schedule, it can lead to unexpected downtime, higher repair costs, and increased equipment wear and tear. The key differences between PM and CM lie in timing, approach, and costs. PM is proactive, scheduled regularly, reducing long-term expenses, while CM is reactive, post-failure, potentially resulting in unexpected higher costs. Understanding these nuances is essential for efficient equipment upkeep and cost management in various industries. #Openforwork #mechanical #engineering #technician #rotatingequipment #safetyfirst #Maintenance #Equipment #FacilityManagement #CostManagement #PreventiveMaintenance #CorrectiveMaintenance

𝗠𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗔𝗻 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝑴𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝑷𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑺𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑷𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒔 As discussed earlier, the purpose of maintenance planning is to determine the correct maintenance jobs and get them ready for scheduling. To do this, a designated planner develops a work plan (sometimes called a job plan) for each work request. These work plans detail everything a technician must do and use use to accomplish the task. There are six maintenance planning principles to guide planning in the appropriate direction. For more information, click the link below👇 https://lnkd.in/geG2HmuK #maintenanceplanning #scheduling #ersarticle #ersopc

🔓 𝙐𝙣𝙡𝙤𝙘𝙠 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙡𝙚 𝙤𝙣 𝙚𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙙𝙪𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜. 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙤 𝙤𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙞𝙯𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙢𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙢𝙖𝙭𝙞𝙢𝙪𝙢 𝙚𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮. 𝗠𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗔𝗻 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝑴𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝑷𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑺𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑷𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒔 As discussed earlier, the purpose of maintenance planning is to determine the correct maintenance jobs and get them ready for scheduling. To do this, a designated planner develops a work plan (sometimes called a job plan) for each work request. These work plans detail everything a technician must do and use use to accomplish the task. There are six maintenance planning principles to guide planning in the appropriate direction. For more information, click the link below👇 https://lnkd.in/geG2HmuK #maintenanceplanning #scheduling #ersarticle #ersopc

Maintenance productivity in most companies with reactive maintenance policies averages between 25% and 35%. These percentages indicate that fewer than three hours per eight-hour shift are spent on hands-on activities. Most of this lost maintenance productivity can be categorized into the following kinds of delays: • Waiting for parts • Waiting for information, drawings, or instructions • Waiting for equipment to be shut down • Waiting for rental equipment • Waiting for other crafts to finish their part of the job • Running from emergency to emergency. Although 100% maintenance productivity is an unrealistic goal for any maintenance organization, 60% is achievable. The productivity of maintenance technicians can be improved by concentrating on basic management techniques, such as: • Planning jobs in advance • Scheduling jobs and coordinating schedules with operations or facilities • Arranging for parts to be ready • Coordinating tools and rental equipment • Reducing emergency work to below 50%

Is your Planning and Scheduling done by your Maintenance team in isolation? I think of Maintenance as a service function...we are here to meet our customers needs. At any time these customers could be (not limited to) Engineering, Projects, Operations, and follow up work from Inspections or Preventative Maintenance. With that many stakeholders wanting things executed onsite, often in small windows of opportunity, not involving them in the process is not taking full ownership and responsibility of the outcome. This can result in poor performance and in those stakeholders finding other ways to circumvent the process, further destabilising the system. Involve all stakeholders, help them understand and agree on the priorities, and set your Maintenance team up for success! #maintenance #planning #scheduling

4º maintenance planning principle for Success in planning & scheduling. Use planner judgment for time estimates: Planners should use their experience and skills in addition to file information to determine time estimates for work orders. Time estimates should be reasonable with what a technician might require to complete a job without any issues. This means planners should have technical, communication and organizational data skills to make a reasonable estimate. This principle requires planners to be chosen from the organization's best technicians, possibly ones with the most seniority. For example, someone with 15 years of technician experience who accepted a planner position might notice in a previous work order file that a pump alignment took eight hours. He knows from experience that, when done by a competent mechanic, this task should only take around five hours, so he uses the five-hour estimate when creating the job plan for this task.