Planning and Scheduling: Planners Should Not
by Terry Taylor Planners are oftentimes very talented and great at multitasking; the danger is that they get pulled into duties that take them away
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How Service Parts Planning Impacts Machine Uptime
Predictive maintenance (PdM) is a very hot topic, and rightly so. Holding the promise of cutting down costly unplanned maintenance events, it’s one of those
Justification of Planners
Planning is defined by IDCON as the work done to decide: What work to do How it will be done How long time it will
Start Designing a Planning and Scheduling Program
If you need to implement a new planning and scheduling program, you’re probably discovering that the task can be rather daunting. You need the right
The Story of a Work Order
by Tarek Atout Once upon a time in a maintenance department, a work order woke up in the morning, feeling very lazy, unable to open
Maintenance Planning and Scheduling Basics
by Daryl Mather Planning and scheduling functions are the key deliverables of the planning role. This is where the most gains in execution have the potential
Optimizing your Shutdown Program in 5 Steps
by Greg Gustafson Manufacturing facilities know downtime is money. Every hour you are offline for a shutdown is costly from both lost revenue and cost
Planning and Scheduling in the Process Industry
by Josef Kallrath Abstract Since there has been tremendous progress in planning and scheduling in the process industry during the last 20 years,it might be worthwhile
A Planner’s Tool Kit
by IDCON, INC. About 25% of a Planner’s time should be spent in the field, assessing and “scoping” maintenance work. To make this time as
