The Planning and Scheduling Machine
Get your organization focused on equipment condition and turn your maintenance effort into planning and scheduling machine. This article discusses the basics of identifying and documenting the work that needs to be performed. It also illustrates one process for planning work, and the structure required to save, modify and expand saved plans to fit new situations.
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Take Stock of your Maintenance Storeroom
The trend to reduce MRO inventory has seemed to imply that a storeroom is no longer needed in industry. Long lead-times and supplier mistakes have proven this to be a false assumption. A well managed stores effort can both reduce the cost of holding inventory and ensure that parts are available when needed.
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Choosing Skills to Train
Skills assessment and training development are essential to an effective maintenance program, but it can be difficult to determine who to train, what to train them for, and when to train them. This article describes how an organized and structured approach can meet the current requirements of a facility and develop a strong foundation for the future.
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Surviving the Maintenance Shutdown
Although historically applied to engineering and construction work, the process of project management is easily adaptable to a maintenance shutdown. Off-the-shelf project management software can make it easier for a maintenance manager to apply the techniques used by professional project managers.
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The Shutdown Manager's Pre-Shutdown Checklist
Whether it's called a shutdown, shut-in, down-turn, turnaround, or outage, the down period afforded to maintenance to perform major work should not be squandered. Find out 16 expert tips that shutdown managers have learned must be done before you shut the equipment down.
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The Multi-Skill Effort
Employing people with distinct craft skills was considered the only practical way to match complex machinery problems to the person who could solve them. In the first half of this century these craft distinctions became almost inviolate. However, downsizing and increased price competition, have made many managers rethink this axiom.
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Train on Time
With ever-changing technology and tight training budgets, finding the right solution is more important than ever. This article talks about the gains to be made with e-Learning as well as potential pitfalls.
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Building a PM Program - Brick by Brick
Stop putting it off and get started with that preventive maintenance program you've been meaning to develop. Which equipment needs to be included? What kind of work should be done? How will you write the procedures? Here are some resources that can jump-start your effort.
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A Fresh Look at Training
Transform your perception of training from a “cost” to an “investment.” Benefit from both experienced personnel and financial returns. This article provides insight on implementing a focused training program to avoid the consequences associated with maintenance personnel that are inadequately trained.
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Shutdown Risk Management
The highest pressure situation your maintenance department might ever encounter is a planned downtime. It is possible to plan for risk and make it less disruptive to the shutdown. Some of these risks can be eliminated, but most risks can only be managed: this article tells you how.
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Determining Spare Parts Requirements Using Repair Scenarios
The ideal way to ensure that the parts in your inventory are the parts you need is to connect all the parts you store to equipment in the facility. An often-ignored function in most computerized maintenance management systems can help. Learn how to streamline the development of a spare parts listing or bills-of-material.
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Applying the Predictive Approach
Time proven, and time based, preventive maintenance (PM) programs are a common component in a well-managed maintenance effort. On the other hand, condition based predictive maintenance (PDM) is not commonly employed. Learn how to apply the predictive approach to maintenance work which was formerly reserved for preventive maintenance.
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