Increase in on-time work completion rate
Increase in PM compliance
Annual savings due to 1% downtime reduction
Why do you need preventive maintenance scheduling software?
If your organization currently works in a reactive maintenance or “firefighting” mode, you risk increased maintenance costs, failure rates, and downtime. It’s time to move toward a more reliable maintenance strategy.
eMaint’s preventive maintenance (PM) scheduling software lets you generate calendar- and/or meter-based PMs and set up a PM schedule, making it easy to prevent failures and reduce costs. Optimize your preventive maintenance scheduling to ensure all of your work gets done right — and on time.
Preventive Maintenance Scheduling Software
eMaint CMMS maintenance software lets you define an unlimited number of calendar- and/or meter-based preventive maintenance tasks for each asset. Within the PM task record, you can include a detailed description with task procedures, guidelines, and any other important information.
PM Schedule Task Generation
The first step in an effective preventive maintenance program is to create the task. Next, associate the task with a PM schedule. You can then automatically generate PM tasks based on time (such as days, weeks, or months) or usage (such as hours, miles, units, or kilometers).
There are different types of preventive maintenance scheduling strategies. Using a fixed schedule, you create work orders in advance. Using a floating schedule, you plan work orders based on the completion of previous work. New work orders can be generated when the existing ones are completed.
Boost reliability with a preventive maintenance (PM) schedule
One vital aspect of preventing breakdowns is keeping up with inspections. eMaint preventive maintenance scheduling software provides an easy, streamlined method for conducting inspection rounds, enabling technicians to record inspection completions quickly and accurately.
How to optimize a PM schedule
The ideal preventive maintenance schedule will look different for every organization. To find what works best for you, start with a clear view of your assets, resources, and demands.
One of the benefits of preventive maintenance scheduling is that it is predictable. This makes planning easier and more effective, because you can be sure that you have the right people and the right parts to complete each task when it needs to be completed.
Scheduling is the process of configuring and assigning workloads. It involves the consideration of people, assets, production, materials, and more.
Key PM schedule planning principles
Constant improvement
Effective preventive maintenance planning involves having a big-picture view of the current state and future goals of an organization. Each PM task uses resources and can potentially impact the overall reliability of a facility. The Deming Cycle is a systematic technique for improving processes that consists of four steps:
- Plan
- Do
- Study
- Act
Developing new knowledge, based on experience, is an important part of optimizing any system.
Streamline and standardize
It is important to ensure all PM task instructions are documented and standardized. This includes estimates, based on prior completed work, for the amount of time a task will take. Tracking this can help identify possibilities for improving efficiency.
Also, in the interest of efficiency, identify sources you can rely on, such as OEM manuals and ISO standards. You don’t need to reinvent the wheel.
Effective inventory management
Often, one of the key delays keeping work from getting done is that technicians need to track down tools or parts. Focus on improving and simplifying your inventory management so that your team can always quickly access everything they need to get work done.
Effective people management
People should be able to take pride in their work. Do have high standards, but don’t micromanage. Let technicians own their tasks. Emphasize the importance of continued learning and training — for all levels.
Identify and prioritize
Identifying which preventive maintenance tasks are the highest priority is an important part of preventive maintenance scheduling. Conducting an asset criticality ranking for your facility can help ensure accurate prioritization.
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