Maintenance Planning and Scheduling Handbook

Maintenance Planning and Scheduling Handbook, 2nd Revised edition--------------------------------------------------Many readers already regard the Maintenance Planning and SchedulingHandbook as the chief authority for establishing effective maintenanceplanning and scheduling in the real world. The second edition addsnew sections and further develops many existing discussions to makethe handbook more comprehensive and helpful. In addition to practicalobservations and tips on such topics as creating a weekly schedule,staging parts and tools, and daily scheduling, this second editionfeatures a greatly expanded CMMS appendix which includes discussionof critical cautions for implementation, patches, major upgrades, testing,training, and interfaces with other company software. Readers willalso find a timely appendix devoted to judging the potential benefitsand risks of outsourcing plant work. A new appendix provides guidanceon the people side of maintenance planning and work execution. Thesecond edition also has added a detailed aids and barriers analysisthat improves the appendix on setting up a planning group. The newedition also features cause maps illustrating problems with a prioritysystems and schedule compliance. These improvements and more continueto make the Maintenance Planning and Scheduling Handbook a maintenanceclassic.--------------------------------------------------Author Biography: Richard D. Palmer, PE, MBA, better known as Doc Palmer,with this handbook bridges the significant gap between the well-publicizedbenefits of maintenance planning and the achievement of the benefitsin actual practice. Doc Palmer has more than 23 years of industrialexperience with the past 17 directly in a maintenance role. He alsohas a master's degree in business from the University of North Floridaand a degree in engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.In addition, he holds a professional engineering license in the Stateof Florida. This maintenance background with a technical and businesseducation gives him a unique perspective on the maintenance environmentand challenges. As an actual practitioner within a company's maintenanceorganization, he recognized and developed the necessary principles,and then led the grassroots' establishment of a successful planningprogram. Doc Palmer is the author of numerous well-received articlesand presentations and is a recognized authority on the establishmentof successful maintenance planning. He is also a Certified Maintenanceand Reliability Professional. Doc Palmer works in the maintenance departmentof an electric company and lives in Neptune Beach, Florida with hiswife, Nancy, and two daughters, Abby and Brittany. Visit McGraw-HillEducation at www. books.mcgraw-hill.com