Contemporary Maintenance Technologies

Introduction:

The implementation of modern Maintenance Technologies significantly enhances equipment and systems performance, leading to improved asset utilization, reduced costs, and minimized downtime without compromising quality and safety. This advanced course on Contemporary Maintenance Technologies will equip participants with state-of-the-art techniques and knowledge essential for effective maintenance management. The course emphasizes applying these technologies to optimize maintenance operations, focusing on practical applications and achieving tangible bottom-line results.

Objectives:

At the end of this Contemporary Maintenance Technologies course, participants will be able to:

• Apply modern maintenance technologies and methods to achieve enhanced efficiency.
• Discuss the contributions of various maintenance technologies to system improvements.
• Understand and utilize the synergistic effects of different technologies and their collaborative support mechanisms.
• Implement modern maintenance technology practices to achieve significant results.
• Develop strategic plans to integrate these technologies within their areas of responsibility, aligning with overall maintenance strategies and evaluating the benefits.

Training Methodology:

• Interactive Workshops
• Case Studies
• Simulation Tools
• Group Discussions

Course Outline:

Unit 1: Maintenance Approaches Showdown

• Infrastructure management as a business process of maintenance management.
• Rational spending on maintenance with accurate cost/benefit analysis.
• Basic tools for optimizing cost-benefit decisions.
• Definition and management of risk in structural maintenance and operations.

Unit 2: Risk-Based Maintenance (RBM)

• Exploration of degradation and failures.
• Expression of risk and application of Risk-Based Maintenance in seven steps.
• Study of failure behavior and identification of corresponding maintenance tasks.

Unit 3: Root Cause Analysis

• Handling multiple realities and reducing ego-involvement.
• Actions for resolving problems and causation mapping.
• Conducting Root Cause Analysis (RCA).

Unit 4: Process Audits, Maintenance Assessments, and Benchmarking

• Current assessment of maintenance processes.
• Overview of process audits, benchmarking, and assessments.
• Implementation of process audits and conducting maintenance assessments.
• Analysis of benchmarking results.

Unit 5: Performance Management System and Methods of Decision Support

• Definition and assessment of asset, activity, and process outcomes.
• Introduction of specific performance indicators and parameters.
• Influencing individual behavior for better performance.
• Utilizing advanced decision support systems to enhance maintenance processes.