Understanding Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS)

Introduction:

This CMMS training aims to guide participants in adopting a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) to enhance and streamline their current maintenance management processes. By the end of the course, participants will understand the maintenance strategies within their organization and how CMMS can improve these processes.

The training will cover the advantages of CMMS, including enhanced preventive maintenance, reduced equipment downtime, improved inventory control, extended asset life, and better regulatory compliance. Participants will learn how CMMS addresses operational gaps and optimizes maintenance activities.

Participants will gain a deep understanding of CMMS functionalities and benefits, preparing them to effectively integrate CMMS into their organization for improved maintenance management. Understanding CMMS is crucial as it provides essential information for maintenance operations and supports better decision-making.

Objectives:

At the end of this Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) course, participants will be able to:

• Enhance knowledge of maintenance and its components.
• Develop a cost-effective maintenance program to manage risks and costs for asset management.
• Understand the significance, purpose, and goals of maintenance planning and scheduling, and allocate resources efficiently.
• Define and discuss the concepts, processes, tools, techniques, roles, responsibilities, KPIs, analysis, and reporting in planning and scheduling.
• Explain the importance of CMMS in Maintenance Planning and Scheduling.
• Detail methods for effective planning, scheduling, and management of work, including work identification, prioritization, quality control, logistics, resource preparation, and backlog management.
• Describe Spare Parts and Inventory Management.
• Outline Project Management concepts relevant to Maintenance Planning and Scheduling.
• Focus on various KPIs, including leading and lagging indicators, maintenance and planning KPIs, and benchmarking against best practices.
• Engage in practical sessions using Interactive Computer Maintenance Planning and Management Systems.

Training Methodology:

• Case Studies
• Group Discussions
• Interactive Workshops
• Simulations
• Hands-On Exercises
• Demonstrations
• Q&A Sessions

Course Outline:

Unit 1: Understanding Maintenance First (What We Plan and Schedule):

• Introduction and Pre-evaluation
• Maintenance function and types
• Run maintenance
• Run to Failure
• Correction maintenance
• Preventive Maintenance (PM)
• Condition-Based Maintenance (CBM)
• Predictive Maintenance (PdM)

Unit 2: Ways and Means in Maintenance Planning and Scheduling:

• Strategy selection tools
• Maintenance Planning and Scheduling
• Terminology
• Planning vs Scheduling
• Purpose and steps in Planning and Scheduling
• Principles of Maintenance Planning and Scheduling
• Roles of Maintenance Planner and Scheduler

Unit 3: Maintenance Planning, Scheduling, Constraints Management & Work Management:

• Components of a Functional Maintenance Control System
• CMMS in Maintenance Planning and Scheduling
• CMMS objectives and modules
• Work Management and Backlog Management

Unit 4: Profit from Maintenance:

• Maintenance as a cost center vs profit center
• Profit-driven Maintenance (PDM)
• Optimal Reliability allocation
• Cost/Feasibility functions
• Setting and establishing component reliabilities
• Availability Definitions and Maintainability

Unit 5: Advanced Simulation Options:

• Register and modify maintenance tasks in CMMS
• Create and modify maintenance schedules
• Generate CMMS reports
• Practical applications
• Questions/Discussion and Wrap-up