About This Course
In a world striving for cost optimization and operational excellence, Maintenance Planning and
Scheduling has a great role in achieving these goals. Maintenance Planning and Scheduling are
the main tools for balancing operational and maintenance efficiency with operation and maintenance costs, maximizing the efficient use of work time, material, and assets, and it can increase
workforce productivity from 25% to about 60% “tools in hand”.The course will explain how to build an effective maintenance planning function to play its great
role in planning, scheduling, and coordinating maintenance work, this will cover the main relevant
aspects such as: Maintenance Planning and Scheduling definitions, objectives, benefits, business
processes, roles and responsibilities, techniques, tools, plans, methodologies, KPIs, etc
Who Should Attend The Course
Mr. Ahmed Kotb is a freelance expert facilitator/consultant/trainer and executive coach in delivering
strategic courses and masterclasses at corporate
level internationally.
He is a very pragmatic trainer through his use of an
integrated learning approach which is practical,
actionable, life-relevant, competency based
and results-oriented.
Mr. Ahmed Kotb is an Asset Management and Reliability Team Leader with more than 36 years
of experience in Maintenance and Reliability, Maintenance Planning and Scheduling and Asset
Management fields.
Know About Your Trainer
Over 18 years of experience in Engineering industry in the field of Maintenance and reliability engineering, Risk based analysis and studies, performance evaluation of Power Plants, Plant maintenance
repair & overhaul of Turbo Machinery in Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, Power Generation and Aviation
Industry. Strong technical qualifications with an impressive track record comprising of Plant and
Equipment Maintenance Strategies. Proven ability to successfully analyze an organization’s critical
engineering requirements, identify deficiencies and potential opportunities, and develop innovative
and cost effective solutions for enhancing efficiency.
Relevant Experience And Clients
Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional (CMRP), Asset Reliability Practitioner ARP-A (A
Mobius Institute Course), Certificate in Maintenance (in Arabic), Certified Maintenance Planner,
“World Class Maintenance Planning, Scheduling and Control”, Reliability Centered Maintenance
(RCM), Modern Maintenance Management, Optimization of Equipment Utilities/ Operations Techniques, Advanced Maintenance Planning and Scheduling, “Maintenance Planning, Scheduling and
Work Control”, Effective Reliability and Maintenance, Preventive and Predictive Maintenance,
Advanced Maintenance Leadership & Technology, “Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) & Root
Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA)”, Plant Reliability and Integrity, Managing Efficient Shutdowns and
Turnarounds
Course Outline:
DAY ONE
Understanding Maintenance First
- Introduction
- Where is Maintenance in the Big Picture?
- Main Maintenance Types and Strategies
- Reactive Maintenance
- Run to Failure Maintenance
- Corrective Maintenance
- Preventive Maintenance (PM)
DAY TWO
Understanding Maintenance (cont.), Methods and Tools in Maintenance & Understanding Maintenance Planning and Scheduling
- Condition Based Maintenance (CBM)
- Predictive Maintenance (PdM)
- Maintenance Strategy Selection Methodology
- Asset Criticality Assessment/Analysis as an example of the Maintenance Strategy selection tools
- Understanding Maintenance Planning and Scheduling
- Definitions
- Difference between Planning and Scheduling
- Main Objectives of Maintenance Planning & Scheduling
DAY THREE
Maintenance Planning and Scheduling (cont.), CMMS & Work Management
- Maintenance Planning and Scheduling Process
- The Six Maintenance Planning Principles
- Role of the Maintenance Planner
- The Six Maintenance Scheduling Principles
- Role of the Maintenance Scheduler
- Necessary Elements for Planning & Scheduling
- Planning System Necessities
- Tools Necessary for Effective Maintenance Control System
- Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) as a main Tool for Maintenance Planning, Scheduling, and Work Control
- CMMS Objectives and benefits
- CMMS main modules and functions
- CMMS Failure Codes
- Work Management and Control through the Work Order System
DAY FOUR
CMMS, Work Management (continued.) & Spare Parts Management
- Backlog Management (through the Work Order System)
- Standardized Maintenance Work Management Process
- Step-1 Work Identi cation and Prioritization
- Step-2 Work Planning (including Job estimating methods)
- Step-3 Work Scheduling
- Step-4 Work Execution
- Step-5 Completing the Work
- Step-6 Review, analyze, and improve
- (wrench time,
- Schedule compliance, etc.)
- Spare Parts Management and Optimization
- MRO Spares Management and Control
DAY FIVE
Spare Parts Management (continued.), Project Management, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), and Benchmarking
- Planning, Scheduling, and Materials Management
- Spare parts procurement process
- Basics of inventory management
- Project Management Principles and Practices
- Bar Charting Plans and Activities
- Critical Path Method (CPM)
- Tracking Plans and Progress with Tracking Bar Chart and Critical Path
- Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- KPIs de nition and Objectives
- Leading and Lagging KPIs
- Types of Planning and Maintenance Key Performance Indicators (KPI)
- Examples of Important Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Benchmarking against the Industry’s Best Practices
- What is Benchmarking?
- What are the objectives of Benchmarking?
- Examples of world-class benchmarks