Maintenance Planning and Scheduling Handbook (McGraw-Hill Handbooks)
INCREASE THE PRODUCTIVITY AND EFFICIENCY OF YOUR MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONWritten by an author with over two decades of experience, this classic handbook provides proven planning and scheduling strategies and techniques that will take any maintenance organization to the next level of performance.  In addition to practical observations and tips on such topics as: creating a weekly schedule, staging parts and tools, and daily scheduling, this second edition features a greatly expanded CMMS chapter which includes discussion of critical cautions for implementation, patches, major upgrades, testing, training, and interfaces with other-company software. Readers will also find a timely chapter devoted to judging the potential benefits and risks of outsourcing plant work.Valuable to readers just beginning to implement a maintenance planning and scheduling process in the workplace as well as those looking to fine-tune their existing process,Maintenance Planning and Scheduling Handbookdelivers the experience, advice, and know-how necessary to establish a world-class maintenance operation.Detailed coverage of:The six principles of planning and schedulingThe six principles of schedulingImproved work order planningImplementing a new maintenance planning group, or redirection of an existing oneStrategies for increasing your workforce without hiringINSIDEMaintenance Planning and Scheduling Handbook:The Benefit of Planning * Planning Principles * Scheduling Principles * What Makes the Difference and Pulls It All Together * Basic Planning * Advance Scheduling * Daily Scheduling and Supervision * Forms and Resources Overview * The Computer in Maintenance • Consideration of Preventive Maintenance, Predictive Maintenance, and Project Work  * Control * Conclusion: Start Planning