Equipment/ Asset Management

Is a breakdown maintenance plan even possible? How can one plan for breakdown maintenance which by its very nature is unpredictable?  However, there are some things that you can do to make your maintenance team more effective in handling unplanned equipment breakdowns and other maintenance emergencies.

Some maintenance jobs can be costing more than you thought! Maintenance managers usually look at maintenance data by equipment to identify equipment that is getting expensive to maintain. However, there are other ways to to slice your data and look for ways to reduce costs and improve effectiveness.

How to report maintenance metrics to management? This article is a follow up to a previous article “Role Of The Maintenance Planner In Maintenance Management Programs“. Maintenance planners and maintenance managers need to provide regular status reports to management. What sort of data should you collect and how should you present it?

Complex planning required! With several different types of equipment it can be hard to figure out the best times to schedule preventative maintenance. Some maintenance may take several days to complete causing issues with operations/ production who need the equipment to be available and functioning. Several periods during the year can be bad because they …

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