Podcasts

The Role of Procedures In Reliability w/ Fred Schenkelberg

This episode of the weekly podcast is focused on the importance of procedures used in the reliability and maintenance process. A procedure is a way of setting up the workplace and equipment in it, then running all the work processes. These ways vary in different organizations as everyone has some standard procedures of their own. A procedure is introduced after a lot of discussion and meetings in the organizations as it plays a great role in increasing the productivity. It s a step by step action plan which helps to detect and prevent […]

The 5 Levels of Maintenance Scheduling

This episode of the weekly episode is about 5 levels of maintenance scheduling. These levels are a hierarchical series of schedule plans which really help to improve the scheduling process of any organization. These are:

• The 52-week schedule is the start of the implementation of these levels which provides the foundation of the Scheduling Horizon system. It enables the operation to focus on the exceptions, not the norms. The 52-week schedule is a high-level view of the reoccurring work. This includes Inspection and Planned Maintenance as this can continue for a whole year. Once the reoccurring […]
  

7 Steps of Work Managements Cycle

This episode of the weekly podcast is about Work Managements Cycle. WMC is the most basic framework any organization has in place to evaluate its performance and make improvements if needed. This cycle consists of 7-steps that when completed successfully make it possible to execute the Maintenance Plan and Scheduling Process. These steps are as follows:

• The first step is that the work is identified and evaluated which means that the problem should be clearly mentioned which needs […]
  

What is a Well Written Job Plan?

This show of the podcast is based on Job Plans. These job plans are documents that contain a step by step action routine for daily maintenance issues that arise in an organization. It is a procedural process that defines the performance standards for execution of day to day work. These plans are improved over time as the technicians face issues in the field and give feedback on their experiences to the planner. This leads to a job plan which has some safest and efficient ways to implement jobs in the field creating a good […]