Industry Lessons Learned in Maintenance Planning & Scheduling - “The Big Picture”

Details: Written by Jeff Stone.

Most organisations that carry out equipment maintenance have some sort of Planning and Scheduling process in place, ranging from a basic manual card system to an advanced Computerised Maintenance Management System such as SAP, Pronto or Maximo.

This is the first in a series of 3 articles, where we will explore the “Big Picture” systemic issues associated with the overall maintenance Planning and Scheduling process. The other articles in this series are:

Industry Lessons Learned in Maintenance Planning & Scheduling - “ The Big Picture” (this article)
Industry Lessons Learned in Maintenance Planning & Scheduling - Scheduling Pitfalls (to come)
Industry Lessons Learned in Maintenance Planning & Scheduling - Planning Pitfalls (to come)

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