Managing Plant Maintenance

Start Date End Date Venue Fees (US $)
11 Jan 2026 Al-Khobar, KSA $ 4,500 Register
05 Jul 2026 Dubai, UAE $ 3,900 Register
29 Nov 2026 Istanbul, Turkey $ 4,500 Register

Managing Plant Maintenance

Introduction

This 5-day Maintenance Management training course initially looks at all of the core Maintenance Management disciplines that support effective work planning, scheduling and work control. The second week builds on the foundation knowledge introduced during the first week by introducing participants to Maintenance Auditing and Continuous Improvement. These key tools can be used to ensure the core disciplines are maintained, with considered enhancement to drive improvement, identify best practices, and assist with the formulation and development of strategies. 

Objectives

    • Planning best practices and key elements for taking action on them
    • How world-class organizations solve common planning problems,
    • Evaluate your practices compared to those of others
    • Use of your information and communication tools
    • Improve productivity through use of better, more timely information
    • Create in work management and use it for planning and scheduling resources
    • Consistency and reliability of asset information
    • Productive turnarounds
    • Preventive and predictive maintenance strategies

Training Methodology

Facilitated by experienced maintenance specialists, this Maintenance Management training course will be conducted as a highly interactive work session, encouraging participants to share their own experiences and apply the training course material to real-life situations. Case studies from different industries will be investigated. training course size will be limited to 30 delegates in order to stimulate discussion and efficiency of subject coverage. Each delegate will receive an extensive reference manual, as well as case studies, while worked out solutions will be handed out to the delegates on conclusion of group discussions.

Who Should Attend?

  • Professionals who are involved in the management and control of maintenance planning, scheduling and work control, including planners, schedulers and users of the CMMS
  • Also, any stakeholders in the Work Planning function would benefit from attending this training course
  • Internal auditors and those seeking to drive maintenance improvement through audit and benchmarking

Course Outline

Defining the Maintenance Level

• Maintenance by Plan vs. Maintenance by Default
• Equipment Reliability and Availability Models
• Building a Maintenance Management Plan
• Setting and Achieving Goals

Planning and Estimating
• Traditional Estimating Methods
• Problems with “Engineered” Methods
• Employing the Structure of Construction Estimating Methods
• The Planning “Thought Process” – A Common Sense Approach
• Planning Exercises
• Planning Economics
• Using Performance Based Estimates
• Improving the Accuracy of Estimates
• Building Generic Plans
• Solving Material Problems
• Dealing With Delays

• Debunking the “Classic Curve”

• Mandatory and Discretionary PM
• Prioritizing Candidates for PM
• Understanding Why PM Fails
• Building Credible PM Procedures
• Optimizing PM Frequencies
• PM Form Development
• Sources of Generic PM Procedures
• Audits for Procedures and Programs

• Converting Preventive to Predictive Maintenance (PDM)
• The Spectrum and Future of PDM
• Engineering Limits that Make Sense

The Scheduling Process

• Prioritizing Maintenance Work – Understanding the Process
• Dealing with Emergencies
• Maintenance Calendars
• The “Scheduling Game”
• Scheduling with a Plotted Backlog
• The Allocation Scheduling Method
• Priority Numbering Systems
• Weekly and Daily Schedules
• Limitations of a CMMS Scheduling Package
• Controlling the Backlog

Maintenance Support Systems
• Setting up a maintenance management system to maximize benefits
• Parts control systems
• Modeling systems
• Condition monitoring systems
• Links to plant control systems

Accreditation

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