A work order cannot be considered planned until all of these have been considered. At this point, only, does it become a Planned work-order. Scheduling Scheduling is the function of coordinating all of the logistical issues around the issues regarding the execution phase of the work. This can also uncover some areas of planning deficiency, which needs to be captured. Scheduling is best performed in a capacity-scheduling manner, whereby the following takes place.
Most modern systems have the capacity to output data to spreadsheets or similar.
This is where the majority of scheduling work needs to occur. Overhead labor hours such as safety and toolbox meetings, break times and training times are to be gathered, along with holidays and scheduled as standing works orders for future analysis of these. This focuses on ensuring the equipment is maintained to its best levels. Addition of corrective and approved improvement actions as dictated by the prioritization system and operations plan. These are to be Planned works orders only.