The objective of this program is to provide participants with a comprehensive and in-depth understanding of maintenance planning and scheduling. The program emphasizes the significance of maintenance planning and scheduling as a strategic tool for extending equipment lifespan and mitigating major issues. Participants will gain knowledge in various aspects, including planning and scheduling procedures, different types of maintenance plans, classification of equipment maintenance and techniques, as well as maintenance work allocation and task assignment. By the end of the program, participants will have a solid foundation in maintenance planning and scheduling principles, enabling them to effectively manage and optimize maintenance activities to maximize equipment performance and minimize downtime.

Course Objectives:

Leading industrial organizations are evolving away from reactive ("fix-it-when-it-breaks") management into predictive, productive management ("anticipating, planning, and fix-it-before-it- breaks"). This evolution requires well-planned and executed action on several fronts. In this course you will learn to:

· Identify Planning best practices and key elements for taking action on them,

· Understand how world-class organizations solve common planning problems,

· Evaluate your practices compared to those of others,

· Improve the use of your information and communication tools,

· Improve productivity through use of better, more timely information,

· Create and preserve lead-time in work management and use it for planning and scheduling resources·

· Improve consistency and reliability of asset information,

· Achieve more productive turnarounds,

· Optimize preventive and predictive maintenance strategies.

Who Should Attend?

Delegates should represent a wide range of personnel in the organization who are related to the Work Planning Function. These should include:

Maintenance Managers
Maintenance Supervisors
Personnel designated as planners, or identified to become planners
Key leaders from each Maintenance craft
Key Operations Supervisors
Materials Management Managers/Supervisors
CMMS Administrator or key users
Key Maintenance support assistants
Other stakeholders in the Work Planning Function.

Course Outlines:

The Work Planning Process

Site Investigation
Root Cause Analysis
Failure History
The Required Documentation
Specifying Important Information to Capture During the Job
Failure Preventing Job Procedures

Inventory Purchasing and Management

Refurbishment Decisions and Costs
Important Purchasing Information
Useful Store Control Practices
Good Storage Practices
Working with and Developing Suppliers

Project Management Principles and Practices

Identify Work Priorities
Set Project Goals and Objectives
Specifications and Contracts
Bar (Gantt) Charts
PERT Charts (Critical Path)
Checkpoints and Checklists
Preparing for All Eventualities
Specifying Job Quality Standards
Safety Considerations, Calculate Maintenance Cost vs. Budget
Compiling the Job Pack
Job Planning
Preparations Before the Job Starts
Complete the Checklists
Job and Workmanship Feedback
Post-Job Review
Continuously Improving the Planning

Miscellaneous

Shutdown and Outages Planning
The Maintenance Scheduling Process and Scheduling Procedures
Review and Discussion of Activity
Visual Management in All Occasions
Production-Maintenance Relationship Building
The Production Plan
Manpower Scheduling and Resources Scheduling
Preparations before the Job Starts
Addressing On-site Issues and Changes in the Plan with Team based
Risk Analysis
Monitoring Job Performance and Schedule
Backlog Management

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