Effective maintenance planning and scheduling will deliver a safer and more cost-effective work environment for an asset-intensive facility, according to an article on the Assetivity website.
The benefits can include:
• Planned work is inherently safer to perform than unplanned tasks
• Labor productivity increases up to 60 percent
• Ability to collect and analyze data for failure analysis/trending
• Accurate budget forecasting
The objective of maintenance planning and scheduling is to allow maintenance personnel to prepare and perform the required task in a safe and cost effective manner.