The pharmaceutical industry is seeking innovative strategies to enhance operations and surpass competitors all the time. However, the facilities maintenance still continues to be a major constraint. This article covers how the pharmaceutical industry can increase the reliability and availability of equipment while managing the maintenance-related contamination risks through Effective Maintenance Planning and Scheduling. Despite […]
The article covers the 3 simple and time-tested initiatives the Indian cement manufacturers can undertake to optimise maintenance costs and improve equipment availability. The author, who has trained at various cement plants in India in maintenance, shares practical recommendations that can be implemented with ease without any capital investments. It is observed that despite industry’s […]
Strategic Role of Operations in Maintenance Planning and Scheduling This blog is in continuation of my write-ups on Maintenance Planning and Scheduling (MPS) based on my practical experience while conducting assessments, projects and training programs on subject matter in multiple plants across countries. This article covers the importance and critical role of operations department in […]
Major Common Constraints in Effective Maintenance Planning and Scheduling A lot has been written and continues to be written over application and benefits of Maintenance Planning and Scheduling (MPS) in any asset intensive industry. Scholarly articles are available on principles of planning, principles of scheduling, barriers to effective planning, effective scheduling, Do’s and Don’ts […]
A lot has been written and continues to be written over the classification of Types of Maintenance. It is also seen the maintenance types being unnecessarily classified in too many categories, even 7 or 8 at times. This creates unwarranted confusion in the minds of many readers. This article is intended to simplify the method […]
In one of our consulting assignments with a leading player in a process industry, we came across a unique setup of the site’s maintenance department. There existed a separate full-fledged large maintenance section to handle equipment breakdowns . All the other routine maintenance work including PMs, PdMs, scheduled corrective and modification work etc. were handled […]
One of the KPIs of critical importance in plant maintenance is Preventive Maintenance Compliance- PM Compliance. It is measured as a percentage of PM jobs completed to the number of PM jobs planned in any week/month. Any score above 98% is considered world class. Hence invariably, there are special efforts by the maintenance department desirous […]
