Advanced Maintenance Planning & Scheduling Course

Course Category : Operations and Maintenance

This advanced programme equips maintenance leaders with sophisticated planning and scheduling strategies that drive operational efficiency, enhance asset reliability, and ensure world-class maintenance performance across industrial environments.
Duration: 05 Training Days
Level: Advanced

Introduction

Modern industrial environments increasingly demand precise, strategic maintenance planning and scheduling to improve productivity, minimise downtime, and achieve operational excellence. Maintenance is no longer confined to fault repair; it has evolved into a comprehensive function that integrates forecasting, workflow optimisation, performance measurement, and lifecycle cost evaluation.
This programme provides a high-level exploration of advanced maintenance planning and scheduling methodologies. Participants will gain deep insight into asset reliability, world-class benchmarks, risk-based strategies, CMMS integration, and effective coordination between operations and maintenance. Through practical frameworks and proven approaches, the course empowers professionals to develop proactive maintenance systems that align with business goals and deliver long-term asset performance..

Targeted Specializations

Maintenance planners and supervisors
Maintenance managers
Maintenance and operations engineers
Maintenance team leaders
Asset and facility management professionals
Individuals seeking advanced skills in planning and scheduling

Targeted Skills

Developing advanced maintenance plans aligned with operational goals
Applying RCM, TPM, and lifecycle costing methodologies
Enhancing scheduling, backlog management, and task coordination
Improving asset reliability and reducing operating costs
Effective use of CMMS for measurable performance results
Strengthening communication between maintenance and operations
Implementing performance indicators and benchmarking tools

Expected Outcomes

Develop advanced maintenance planning frameworks aligned with business goals.
Apply best practices in equipment performance assessment.
Enhance scheduling efficiency and resource utilisation.
Evaluate maintenance costs and their impact on asset lifecycle.
Use CMMS effectively for improved operational outcomes.
Strengthen cross-functional communication to minimise downtime.
Assess organisational maturity in planning and scheduling.
Design accurate KPIs to monitor maintenance progress.
Analyse failure data for proactive decision-making.
Build sustainable improvement plans for maintenance excellence.

Training Topics Index

Modern developments affecting maintenance
Role of maintenance in improving profitability
Analysing true downtime cost
Maintenance value and business impact
Evolution of maintenance concepts
Types of maintenance and planning principles
World-class reliability and maintenance

Benchmarking and performance assessment
Maintenance self-evaluation tools
Measuring progress toward excellence
Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
Identifying improvement gaps through global standards

Reliability-Centred Maintenance (RCM)
Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)
Lifecycle costing methodologies
Maximising CMMS effectiveness
Common causes of CMMS implementation failure

Operational excellence principles
Operations–Maintenance interaction
The 70/30 responsibility model
Contracted maintenance vs internal maintenance
Myths and misconceptions in maintenance management

Maintenance workflow processes
Work requests and work orders
Planning and scheduling principles
Backlog management techniques
Resource allocation and spare parts management
Maintenance operating and capital budgeting
Asset replacement and evaluation
Innovation in maintenance planning

Course Features

Modern and practical content
Real-world examples and leadership exercises
Pre- and post-course assessments to measure impact
Accredited certificate with QR code verification

Advanced Maintenance Planning & Scheduling Course