Publisher's Synopsis
A plain language non-consulting language handbook for assessing and improving maintenance work management processes. The improvement techniques described in this book are able to be implemented regardless of the type of industry or equipment. It shows managers how to analyze their current maintenance systems and improve the effectiveness of their maintenance. The contents of this book uses numerous pictures, graphs, work flows and easily understood paragraphs to explain the process for improving maintenance systems. Maintenance consulting firms rarely coach their clients on the improvement process from analysis through design and implementation. This handbook is meant to be used as a quick reference for the manager to explain this process used by maintenance consultants. A manager will be able to determine the current problems and implement solutions using this handbook thereby saving companies on the huge cost of a Consultant. The outline of the book includes: Efficient and Effective Maintenance Practices What is efficient and effective equipment maintenance? Why is this important? What are the potential bottom line results? Why write this handbook? Analyzing the Current Maintenance Processes Why analyze the current processes? How to analyze the current process - Data Collection - Focus Interviews / System Critique - Mapping the Current Processes - Day-In-The-Life-Of Studies - Ratio Delay Studies - Review of the Maintenance Metrics - Summarizing the Findings Developing the Improved Maintenance Process Cleaning the backlog Work Request / Work Order System Planning Process - Prioritization - Field Scoping - Job Package - Feedback Scheduling Process - Planning and Scheduling of Work - Daily Planning, Assigning, Following up and Review of the Work Execution of the Work - Assigning, - Following up - Reviewing the Work - Work Order Entry Maintenance Metrics and Continuous Improvement Minimizing and Controlling Meetings Action Items and Continuous Improvement Process Measuring Variances from Plan Crewing Guide Skills Matrix Maintenance Metrics System Audit"
