Maintenance Planning and Scheduling
Maintenance Planning and Scheduling Course Description (PDF)
2010/11 Life Cycle Institute Class Schedule (PDF)
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Planning and scheduling is one of the fastest and most effective investments an organization can make to improve productivity and availability.
The processes participants learn in this class will allow for planning and control of maintenance resources. Equipment reliability is increased. Costs and availability of maintenance stores are improved. Waiting times, unnecessary parts and inaccurate information are eliminated. Budgeting is easier and more accurate. Maintenance tasks are as much as 50% more efficient in terms of costs and time.
This five-day course teaches proven processes that are fundamental to effective planning and scheduling and successful CMMS/EAMS deployment. Participants engage in hands-on activities that build systems-independent process knowledge and skills they will be able to apply immediately.
Learn How To
Define the planner/scheduler environment
- Understand common maintenance problems, delays and inefficiencies
- Define the nature of repair (reactive) vs. maintaining (proactive)
- Sustain the commitment and support of management
Develop an effective planning program
- Apply a maintenance assessment process and a proactive maintenance timeline
- Coordinate the roles and responsibilities of maintenance supervisors and planners
- Differentiate between reactive, preventive and predictive maintenance
- Explain work measurement to the maintenance work team
- Use performance metrics, PM compliance, schedule compliance, backlog, efficiency, and labor utilization
- Define the essentials of critical path planning
Manage scheduling and coordination
- Define the term backlog and its relationship to estimating
- Balance manpower demand
Create effective job plans
- Prepare a detailed job plan
- Plan individual job activities
Who Should Attend
Successful maintenance planning and scheduling programs require the disciplined application of proven processes and interdepartmental partnerships. It is important for departments that are influenced and impacted by the processes to understand the processes. People in the following roles should participate in this training:
- Maintenance Planner/Schedulers
- Maintenance Supervisors
- Maintenance Managers
- Engineers
- Storeroom Managers
- Operation Coordinators
- Purchasing
- Production Supervisors
What Our Students Are Saying
"My week spent at the Life Cycle Institute was a very educational experience. The facilitator proved to be a tireless, knowledgeable presenter. He did a wonderful job teaching the Maintenance Planning and Scheduling course."
- Tony Puglia, Corporate Maintenance Manager, Essroc Cement
Course Dates
Oct 4–8, 2010 (Charleston, SC)
Feb 14-18, 2011 (Charleston, SC)
Apr 11-15, 2011 (Charleston, SC)
May 23-27, 2011 (Charleston, SC)
Aug 8-12, 2011 (Charleston, SC)
Sep 26-30, 2011 (Charleston, SC)
Nov 14-18, 2011 (Charleston, SC)
Course Pricing
$2,495
Course CEU's
3.2
Course Locations
- Life Cycle Institute, 4360 Corporate Road, Charleston, SC 29405
Each course includes a comprehensive active learning manual, morning and afternoon refreshments, lunch, and the use of a fully equipped e-business center. Class hours are 8:00am to 4:00pm Monday through Thursday and 8am to 12pm Friday. All students completing a class at the Life Cycle Institute will receive a certificate of completion awarding CEU’s.
Course Facilitators
Al Emeneker
Tim Kister
Bobby Rivenbark
For More Information
800-556-9589 | education@LCE.com
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