Maintenance Planning and Scheduling: Streamline Your Organization for a Lean Environment - Hardcover

Kister, Timothy C.; Hawkins, Bruce

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0750678321 ISBN 13: 9780750678322

Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2006

Synopsis

This is a hands-on reference guide for the maintenance or reliability engineer and plant manager. As the third volume in the “Life Cycle Engineering” series, this book takes the guiding principles of Lean Manufacturing and Maintenance and applies these concepts to everyday planning and scheduling tasks allowing engineers to keep their equipment running smoothly, while decreasing downtime. The authors offer invaluable advice on the effective use of work orders and schedules and how they fit into the overall maintenance plan. There are not many books out there on planning and scheduling, that go beyond the theory and show the engineer, in a hands-on way, how to use planning and scheduling techniques to improve performance, cut costs, and extend the life of their plant machinery.

* The only book that takes a direct look at streamlining planning and scheduling for a Lean Manufacturing Environment * This book shows the engineer how to create and stick to effective schedules* Gives examples and templates in the back of the book for use in day-to-day scheduling and calculations

About this title

About the Author

Ricky Smith is the Senior Vice President of Life Cycle Engineering, Inc. He specializes in developing and implementing successful skills training, planned maintenance and maintenance management programs worldwide. Ricky has more than 27 years of experience in maintenance as a supervisor, manager and training specialist. He has developed proven strategies and processes for identifying maintenance deficiencies within the maintenance workforce. His subsequent training programs are recognized worldwide for their effectiveness in raising the competency and performance level of the maintenance and craftspeople involved in the training.

From the Back Cover

[ELSEVIER ACADEMIC PRESS LOGO]EngineeringMaintenance Planning and Scheduling HandbookStreamline Your Organization for a Lean EnvironmentTimothy C. KisterPlanning and Scheduling Consultant, Life Cycle EngineeringBruce HawkinsDirector of product and Process DevelopmentCertified Maintenance and Reliability Professional, Life Cycle Engineering• A hands-on reference guide for the maintenance or reliability engineer and plant manager• Shows the engineer how to create and stick to effective schedules• Gives examples and templates that engineers can copy and use in their day-to-day activitiesAs the third volume in the “Life Cycle Engineering” series, this book takes the guiding principles of Lean Manufacturing and Maintenance and applies these concepts to everyday planning and scheduling tasks allowing engineers to keep their equipment running smoothly, while decreasing downtime. The authors offer invaluable advice on the effective use of work orders and schedules and how they fit into the overall maintenance plan. Maintenance Planning and Scheduling emphasizes the importance of planning and scheduling for the maintenance of plant equipment. Keeping equipment and machinery maintained properly not only insures the longevity of the equipment, but also reduces company costs spent on new, replacement equipment and repair. Thus this book enables the engineer and maintenance professional to create and maintain effective schedules and thereby decrease overall costs and increase plant efficiency.Contents: Historical Review of Maintenance; The Plant/Facility Lean Environment; Governing Principles and Concepts of Lean Maintenance; Origins of the Maintenance Planner; Organization Alternatives; Performing the Planning Function; Performing the Maintenance Scheduling Function; Special Case: Maintenance Planning and Scheduling for Maintenance during Outages-- The Plant Shutdown; Tips, Tricks, and Avoiding Pitfalls; Metrics; AppendicesRelated titles:Mobley: Root Cause Failure Analysis (0-7506-7158-0)Mobley: Maintenance Fundamentals (0-7506-7151-3)Bloch: Machinery Failure Analysis and Troubleshooting (0884156621)

Edition details

• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0750678321
• ISBN 13: 9780750678322
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 352