Maintenance Planning and Scheduling Handbook

Maintenance Planning and Scheduling Handbook, 3rd Revised edition--------------------------------------------------The fully updated industry-standard guide tomaintenance planning andscheduling Written by a Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional(CMRP) with more than three decades ofexperience, this thoroughly revisedresource provides proven planning and scheduling strategies that willtakeany maintenance organization to the next level of performance. Thebook covers the accuracy oftime estimates, the level of detail in jobplans, creating schedules, staging material, utilizing a CMMS, andmore,all designed for increasing your workforce without hiring. MaintenancePlanning and Scheduling Handbook, Third Edition features major additionsto the businesscase for planning and scheduling, new case studies,an expanded chapter on KPIs with sample calculations, a new chapteron successful outage management, and a new appendix illustrating howto easily conduct an in-house productivity study. New discussions revealhow the principles of planning and scheduling closely follow the timelesshow the principles of planning and scheduling closely follow the timelessmanagement principles of Dr. W. Edwards Deming and Dr. Peter F. Drucker.This comprehensive guide delivers the experience, advice, and know-how" necessary toestablish a world-class maintenance operation. Detailed"coverage of: The business case for the benefit of planning Planningprinciples Scheduling principles Dealing with reactive maintenanceBasic planning Advance scheduling Daily scheduling and supervisionForms and resources The computer in maintenance How planning interactswith preventive maintenance, predictive maintenance, and project workHow to control planning and use associated KPIs for planning and overallmaintenance Shutdown, turnaround, overhaul, and outage management Conclusion:start planning--------------------------------------------------Author Biography: Richard (Doc) Palmer has more than 30 years of industrialexperience as a practitioner, primarily within the maintenance departmentof the Jacksonville Electric Authority, where he was responsible foroverhauling the existing maintenance planning organization. Palmercurrently provides guidance, mentoring, and training for global companiesin maintenance planning success. He is a registered professional engineerwith a master's degree in business administration and is a CertifiedMaintenance and Reliability Professional (CMRP).