Optimizing Equipment Maintenance & Replacement Practices

Many Companies have equipment used in Production and Testing that needs to be regularly maintained or replaced. A large defense contractor, Company X, has many advanced pieces of Production Equipment that support its Operations. These pieces of Production Equipment operate in conjunction with support equipment. Breakdowns can cause a variety of issues. In some cases, they occur in support equipment when the production equipment is not in use. These can have severe impacts in the short term for lost award money from current contracts, and in the long term will reduce the number of contracts and programs. Company X has requested a review and recommendations on the current support equipment maintenance and replacement processes to prevent excess work or costly breakdowns. Bad maintenance is responsible for equipment failures, disrupted production schedules, delays in deliveries, and poor product quality. In this course, we will focus on the techniques of optimization – the single most important thrust of this learning program. Whether the decision is about workcrew sizes, or the replacement of component parts or entire equipment units, the concept of making the very best, most optimal decision will be the principal concern of the training program.

This will also equip the participating maintenance managers, planners and schedulers, and engineers with the know-how to select the most appropriate analytical tools for their maintenance decision-making.