Planning and Scheduling Mistakes to Avoid
Owe Forsberg
If you don’t know by now, the maintenance planning and scheduling process is integral to reliability in industrial and facilities management. Over my 30 years
Work Management / Planning and Scheduling
Small Jobs in Maintenance – Top Tips
Greg Mecomber
There’s a certain category of maintenance jobs known as “small jobs” which meet four criteria. This type of job is managed instead of planned and as such they do not need to go through the formal planning process.
6 Phases of Shutdown and Turnaround Management
Owe Forsberg
Shutdown/Turnarounds aren’t managed well. Late start-ups make it impossible to complete work on time. Different departments having disparate objectives makes it impossible to work as a team.
What’s The Difference Between Maintenance Planning and Scheduling?
Torbjörn Idhammar
We cover a lot of ground in this article. Below is the table of contents to help you navigate. What is maintenance planning and scheduling?
Risk Based Work Selection for Shutdown or Turnarounds – an effective method
Owe Forsberg
Owe Forsberg introduces you to Risk Based Work Selection for shutdown or turnarounds in part 2 of this six part video series. This shutdown technique
Operations’ Role in Shutdown Scheduling
Owe Forsberg
From operations point of view, they want to produce. But in order to produce you have to have your equipment running at peak performance and
What Do I Add to the CMMS? Planner’s questions answered
Michael Lippig
Have you found yourself at the beginning of a job wondering what needs to be recorded in the CMMS and what doesn’t? IDCON Senior Consultant
Maintenance planning – use pictures for clear work plans
Anton Voronin
Maintenance planning work order packages should include pictures and diagrams for clear instructions. The result of planning is a work order package, it’s the job
Maintenance Planner – the 7 skills you need to be a great at your job
Allan Barry
In this excerpt from our new self-paced training, available in fall 2022, Allan Barry details the skills and personality traits needed to be a good
Fix your Business Process Workflows for Effective Work Management
Torbjörn Idhammar
Having business process workflows improves cooperation, morale and cohesion in an organization.
Get big rewards by improving work management
Torbjörn Idhammar
Improving work management is key to overall reliability But it’s difficult to improve because ultimately it’s about changing behavior in the workplace. 90% about making
You’re Doing it Wrong! Shutdown Schedule Compliance
Owe Forsberg
Is your shutdown schedule compliance at 100% When it comes to shutdown schedule being on time is paramount to getting your production going. But there
What Work Should be Included in a Shutdown?
Owe Forsberg
IDCON Vice President Owe Forsberg wants you to know the power of making the right decisions about work orders during a shutdown for the most
How to Estimate Maintenance Work Orders
Torbjörn Idhammar
Why do you need to know how to estimate maintenance work orders? There are key reasons why estimating work orders is important to the effective
6 Critical Phases of Shutdown Management for Industrial Reliability
Owe Forsberg
Owe Forsberg introduces you to the 6 critical phases for shutdown management for industrial reliability. This 6 video series gives you the tips you need
Common work management questions – answered by the expert!
Torbjörn Idhammar
Effective Work Management is essential to managing a maintenance team. Common work management questions are typically about the roles within the organization and tools to
Building a Shutdown/Turnaround Strategy
Owe Forsberg
Owe Forsberg shares a clip from his SMRP seminar “Building a Shutdown Turnaround Strategy” This clip focuses on why safety is an important consideration when
Posting and Communicating a Weekly Schedule for Maintenance Work
Torbjörn Idhammar
What’s Best for Communicating a Weekly Schedule for Maintenance Work? When you put a lot of effort into a good weekly schedule for your weekly
Maintenance Planners: How Are You Planning Your Day?
Michael Lippig
Check out the first installment in Michael Lippig’s new series! Let us know what you think and what you want to learn about next. In
Emergency Work Orders
Leslie Skelly
Emergency work orders are a common occurrence in a reactive maintenance environment, and many times it’s not really an emergency. In this video from our
