Practical Maintenance Planning and Scheduling Workshop

Course Category : Operations and Maintenance

Modern organisations rely on structured maintenance planning systems to enhance equipment reliability and operational continuity, and this workshop delivers a practical framework for effective planning and scheduling.
5 days – Intermediate Level

Introduction

Industrial organisations increasingly prioritise proactive maintenance systems to ensure asset reliability and operational continuity. This workshop equips participants with a comprehensive, hands-on approach to building a data-driven maintenance planning and scheduling system that boosts productivity and minimises unplanned downtime.
It emphasises internationally recognised methods for planning, prioritising work orders, developing maintenance schedules, and monitoring execution using clear performance indicators. Participants will engage in applied exercises and real-world case scenarios to enable direct and practical implementation in workplace environments.

Targeted Specializations

Maintenance planners.
Maintenance supervisors and technicians.
Reliability and maintenance engineers.
Operations and maintenance managers.
Middle-management personnel in technical departments.
Professionals involved in enhancing maintenance planning systems.

Targeted Skills

Maintenance planning skills.
Scheduling and timeline development.
Work order analysis and prioritisation.
Productivity improvement and downtime reduction.
Applying maintenance KPIs and performance tracking.
Workforce and resource planning.

Expected Outcomes

Understand contemporary concepts in maintenance planning and scheduling.
Apply efficient methods for work order management.
Develop comprehensive weekly and monthly maintenance schedules.
Assess required resources and allocate them effectively.
Improve operational efficiency and minimise maintenance-related disruptions

Training Topics Index

Planning concepts and their impact on asset reliability.
Work order lifecycle.
Data collection and maintenance documentation.
Prioritisation techniques.

Developing daily, weekly, and monthly schedules.
Workforce capacity analysis.
Balancing resources and activities.
Enhancing schedule compliance.

Identifying equipment and spare parts requirements.
Managing task overlaps and constraints.
Time and cost estimation.
Coordination across maintenance teams.

Definition and application of KPIs.
Schedule adherence measurement.
Productivity analysis.
Continuous improvement strategies.

Creating an integrated maintenance plan.
Developing a weekly schedule from a real scenario.
Resolving resource limitations.
Performance analysis simulation

Course Features

Modern and practical content
Real-world examples and leadership exercises
Pre- and post-course assessments to measure impact
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