Advanced Maintenance Planning and Scheduling Course
5 DaysAdvanced Maintenance Planning and Scheduling Course
The British Academy for Training and Development offers a specialized training course of Advanced Maintenance Planning and Scheduling. Advanced Maintenance Planning and Scheduling course equips professionals with knowledge and competencies to optimise maintenance operations in line with business objectives on key elements such as advanced scheduling techniques, resource management, and performance monitoring. The course also covered preventive maintenance and ways to reduce downtime, improve equipment reliability, and manage costs through effective planning. It also teaches practical tools and their application in maintenance operations, including scheduling software and strategies such as Lean and Six Sigma for continuous improvement. Sharing real-life case studies on successful maintenance practices. This training course addresses critical phases and techniques for maintenance planning and is designed to sustain the reliability of our assets. This course is primarily aimed at maintenance professionals, engineers, and managers who want to develop further their capabilities in maintenance planning and scheduling.
Overview
Course Objectives
Objectives:
The objectives of this course are:
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Enhance Maintenance Planning Skills: Train attendees to develop comprehensive maintenance plans for business purposes so that maintenance planning can facilitate optimal business performance in operations.
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Master Scheduling Techniques: Provide attendees with the tools and methods needed to create effective maintenance schedules, prioritise maintenance tasks and minimize downtime of equipment.
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Improve Resource Management: Teach optimum utilization strategies of workforce, materials, and tools for most efficient maintenance operations.
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Monitor and Measure Performance: Enable attendees to track maintenance performance with the critical metrics and schedule adjustments based on data tracking to improve outcomes.
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Apply Continuous Improvement Methods: Discuss Lean principles, Six Sigma, FMEA, and their applications for the continued improvement of maintenance processes and the resolution of repetitive problems.
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Facilitate Real-Time Application: Actualise case studies that would show the real-time applications of advanced maintenance planning and scheduling concepts for train attendees to effectively implement these in their organisations.
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Asset Reliability Improvement: Teach methods that would make it reliable and long-lasting such that it exhibits minimum breakdowns and consistent functioning.
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Career Development: Lead attendees to develop market-demand capabilities that they can apply in furthering their careers in maintenance and asset management.
Target Audience
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Maintenance managers and supervisors
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Operations managers
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Reliability engineers
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Asset managers
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Maintenance planners and schedulers
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Engineering professionals dealing with asset management
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Facilities and plant managers
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Any person trying to improve the maintenance processes within an industrial setting
Course Outline
Introduction to Advanced Maintenance Planning
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Overview of maintenance strategies: Preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance.
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The importance of planning and scheduling in reducing operational disruptions.
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Key performance indicators (KPIs) for maintenance success.
Strategic Planning for Maintenance
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Aligning maintenance plans with business goals and objectives.
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Risk-based maintenance planning.
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Techniques for prioritising maintenance tasks.
Scheduling Techniques and Best Practices
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Creating effective work orders and scheduling methods.
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Gantt charts and critical path method (CPM) for scheduling.
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Resource optimisation: workforce, tools, and materials.
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Using software tools for scheduling and tracking.
Maintenance Resource Management
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Allocation of resources to maximise efficiency.
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Managing spare parts inventory and procurement.
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Workforce planning: skills, availability, and training.
PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE (PM)
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What is preventive maintenance?
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The importance of implementing a PM program
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Establishing schedules
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Breaking a facility into logical parts
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Developing an equipment list
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Developing equipment manuals
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Setting up inventory
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Understanding risks associated with a PM program
Maintenance Performance Monitoring and Reporting
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Tracking maintenance effectiveness and efficiency.
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Performance analysis using key metrics.
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Adjusting schedules based on performance data.
Continuous Improvement in Maintenance
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Identifying opportunities for process improvement.
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Root cause analysis and failure modes effects analysis (FMEA).
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Implementing Lean and Six Sigma principles in maintenance.
Case Studies and Industry Examples
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Practical case studies on successful maintenance planning and scheduling.
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Discussion of challenges and solutions in various industries.
Schedule & Fees
No upcoming sessions at the moment. Contact us for custom scheduling.