Advanced Maintenance Management Practices

Introduction:

This Advanced Maintenance Management Process course provides a comprehensive approach to structuring a high-level maintenance management system. It covers essential aspects such as organization, maintenance program development, work planning and control, decision models, auditing, performance measurement, and continuous improvement. Emphasizing core disciplines, improvements, and best practices, the course aims to elevate maintenance functions to world-class standards.

Participants are encouraged to pursue a maintenance management professional, demonstrating their expertise in advanced maintenance management systems and practices. This program prepares individuals for advanced responsibilities in maintenance management, aiding in career development and enhancing organizational efficiency.

Objectives:

Upon completing this Maintenance Management Training Seminar, participants will be able to:

• Identify and highlight best practices and critical elements of effective planning.
• Understand and implement solutions to common planning issues observed in leading organizations.
• Compare their practices with industry standards and frameworks.
• Enhance the use of information and communication tools.
• Increase productivity through timely and accurate information.
• Incorporate lead time in work management for effective planning and scheduling.
• Improve the accuracy and consistency of asset information.
• Optimize preventive and predictive maintenance strategies.
• Audit and evaluate maintenance operations for improvement.
• Develop and utilize auditing and performance metrics as part of the maintenance strategy.

Training Methodology:

• Case Studies
• Workshops
• Simulations
• Group Discussions
• Role Playing
• Interactive Exercises
• Scenario Analysis
• Project-Based Learning

Course Outline:

Unit 1: Maintenance Management Strategy

• Position of maintenance in the business process.
• Changes in maintenance management.
• Maintenance management environment and identifying gaps.
• Overview of selected maintenance improvement initiatives.
• Benchmarking maintenance practices.
• Understanding maintenance benchmarking.
• World-class maintenance management standards.
• Framework and elements of a maintenance management plan.

Unit 2: Maintenance Plan: Identify the Workload

• Risk Priority Number (RPN) and its implications.
• Development of a comprehensive criticality matrix.
• Use of Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA).
• Evaluating and mitigating risks of failure.
• Rational Comprehensive Framework (RCM) strategy.
• Designing preemptive measures for failure prevention.
• Enhanced planning for corrective repairs.
• Detailed task planning and time cost estimation.

Unit 3: Management for Maintenance

• Efficient determination of maintenance tasks.
• Improving maintenance workflow systems.
• Meeting notification requirements for operation.
• Creating a master schedule for weekly efficiency.
• Organizing and managing maintenance backlogs.

Unit 4: Audit and Improvement of Maintenance

• Introduction to maintenance auditing and benchmarking.
• Using auditing and benchmarking to drive improvements.
• Technical means for monitoring maintenance plan compliance.
• Steps for conducting maintenance audits, including check-lists.
• Interpreting audit results for decision-making.
• Improving work quality based on audit outcomes.

Unit 5: Performance and Management Reporting

• Monitoring and controlling maintenance with excellence.
• Information and control systems for maintenance operations.
• Management information systems for different organizational roles.
• Setting objective maintenance performance indicators.
• Preparing reliable management reports for decision-making.
• Driving change and improvements in maintenance practices.