Many maintenance planners are still ill-equipped today to effectively schedule work orders to improve plant performance. Instead the work, and often not the most important work, is scheduled last minute for the person yelling the loudest. There’s a better way.
Maintenance management is on the cusp of a technological revolution thanks to the recent advancements made to Computerized Maintenance Management Systems.
Many businesses have started to take a unique approach to managing teams and individuals with great results. This "accountability culture" brings out the best in employees by holding them accountable for each step of the process and holding entire teams accountable for the failure of even a single task.
While it seems counterproductive there have been proven results across businesses of all kinds, from large manufacturing facilities to small digital offices for websites. The tactics are sound and have a proven track record with companies of all sizes.
Here are 9 reasons why you might not be seeing the benefits of Maintenance Planning & Scheduling.
Steve Mueller of Daniel Penn & Associates highlights these culprits, including #1 - The Wrong System Tools for the Job. Read his full article on Plant Engineering.
It's a question Industry Expert Jeff Shiver of People and Processes, Inc. addresses in our 1st Edition of our year-long Maintenance Planning & Scheduling Webinar Series: Securing Reliable Asset Performance.
In this 30-minute Webinar, Jeff addresses some of the biggest challenges when setting up your Maintenance Planning and Scheduling Function, by sharing his experiences and solutions to common pain-points and answering specific questions from attendees, like "Is there a good business case to have seperate Planners and Seperate Schedulers?"
