Maintenance Strategy

The goal of a Maintenance Strategy is to ensure that equipment delivers its required performance cost-effectively throughout its intended life. This is vitally important in a Lean Manufacturing environment where unexpected breakdowns and surprises of any kind will lead to customers being disappointed.

By applying some straightforward principles it is possible to produce a Maintenance Strategy which not only ensures optimum equipment performance but also contributes to the competitive advantage of the organisation as a whole.

Course Objectives: To answer the following

1. What impact does Maintenance have on financial performance?
2. How do we go about producing or reviewing a Maintenance Strategy?
3. What Processes/Systems/Disciplines are required – both Top Down and Bottom Up?
4. How can we achieve sustainable improvements?
5. What key performance indicators will be required?
6. What are the Implications re Priority, Pace & Resource?
7. What are Key Success Factors and Pitfalls to Avoid?
8. What are the Options for implementing a Maintenance Strategy?
9. What are the Realistic Cost/Benefits & Timescale Expectations?

By the end of this 1 day Workshop you will have:

1. A thorough understanding of the practical realities of producing a Maintenance Strategy
2. Better equipped to guide and advise your colleagues having dispelled some of the Myths & Realities of Maintenance
3. A firm understanding of the necessary Strategy Development Framework & how to avoid common pitfalls
4. Know the milestones and Key Success Factors & potential inhibitors for design, implementation and sustaining the maintenance process
5. Finally, you will have relevant Training & Awareness material to engage the “hearts and minds” of your colleagues.

Course Content

1. The link between Effective Maintenance & Competitive Advantage
2. Developing a business focused Strategy which minimises cost and risk
3. Deciding which Maintenance tasks are required and putting these into a coherent programme
4. Structuring the organisation to carry out the Maintenance programme
5. Using your computer maintenance management system to ensure that work is controlled cost-effectively and continuous improvement takes place

Participant Profile

The target audience includes Managers, Facilitators & Planners currently involved or about to be involved in the development/implementation of a Maintenance Strategy.

TRAINER PROFILE

Paul Wheelhouse BSc (Hons) C.Eng. MIET worked for ICI in a variety of senior maintenance and production roles for 20 years. A large part of this time was devoted to enhancing the performance of plant, work processes and the functioning of groups. His last post was European Operations Manager for its Specialty Chemicals Business where he was responsible for both in-house manufacturing and contract manufacturing across the European Union.

For the past 14 years Paul has been engaged in Maintenance and Asset Management consulting. This has involved identifying solutions for clients to enhance their return on assets through improved equipment reliability, reduced working capital and effective use of resources. His assignments have been across a multitude of industries located around the world. He regularly makes contributions to maintenance conferences and maintenance-related publications.

Paul is a Chartered Engineer, a member of the Institution of Engineering Technology, a Council member of the Institute of Asset Management and an associate member of the Institute of Management. He is also a visiting lecturer at the University of Manchester in the UK where he lectures on maintenance for MSc and MBA programmes.

This course is also available as an on-site customised course

Course Cost: £300 (+ VAT)	Duration:1 day	Date: October 2009
Location: UK	Click for our booking form	Click to view our Cancellation Policy

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