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[...]... The Maintenance Planning and Scheduling Handbook clearly sets forth both the vision and the how-to specifics of maintenance planning The handbook carefully explains what maintenance planning is all about and then nails down what is expected from a planner and why It also shows how to measure the success The handbook includes specific directions for planners Readers can grasp the fundamentals of planning. .. for maintenance planning and most do not actually address planning the way the Maintenance Planning and Scheduling Handbook does Each of these other books is excellent, but they portray maintenance planning as overall maintenance strategy or preventive maintenance instead of as preparatory work before work order execution For example, one book focuses on planning maintenance management rather than planning. .. in varying manners Overall maintenance management and preventive maintenance are not the maintenance planning to which the Maintenance Planning and Scheduling Handbook speaks Even though these areas are important and my book touches on them in several ways, they are not “work order planning. ” Maintenance management is using the right tools and using them correctly Preventive maintenance is a tool involving... maintenance, and project work The book concludes with helpful information on how to get started Maintenance Planning and Scheduling Handbook is a welcome addition to the body of knowledge of maintenance excellence and how to achieve it ROBERT C BALDWIN Senior Editor EDTRON.com Technical Business Communications Palatine, Illinois Preface The welcome demand for the Maintenance Planning and Scheduling Handbook. .. install a planning and scheduling function and make it work The book positions planning in maintenance operations and then proceeds logically to introduce the principles of planning and scheduling and xix Copyright © 2006 by Richard D Palmer Click here for terms of use xx Foreword explain how to make planning work Additional sections cover the nuances of planning preventive maintenance, predictive maintenance, ... what maintenance is all about The Maintenance Planning and Scheduling Handbook is valuable to any person who wants to pick up a few good maintenance ideas Nevertheless, the book is a handbook in its completeness of coverage and all readers will be able to use it to make their maintenance program dramatically more effective and productive The readers will finally understand the simple truths about maintenance. .. CMMS Team Process Specific Planning Advice to Go Along with a CMMS Advanced Helpful Features for Planning and Scheduling Summary Chapter 10 Consideration of Preventive Maintenance, Predictive Maintenance, and Project Work Preventive Maintenance and Planning Predictive Maintenance and Planning Project Work and Planning 278 278 278 280 280 281 283 284 290 290 291 291 292 293 293 294 295 296 296 297 297 298... to manage maintenance without a clear understanding of what maintenance planning is As a result, the many companies who have not implemented a planning function miss a great opportunity and the companies frustrated with planning need to back up and relearn what planning should be Because of insufficient understanding, maintenance planning remains an undeveloped area of intense leverage for maintenance. .. articles and conference papers on planning and scheduling stress its strategic importance, but they do not delve into the practical details because of limitations imposed by article length or conference programming Doc has leaped over this hurdle with his Maintenance Planning and Scheduling Handbook There is now a ready reference to take the action oriented maintenance practitioner to the level of understanding... enhance the handbook' s usefulness and unique contribution to this key segment of maintenance DOC PALMER Neptune Beach, Florida palmerplanning@bellsouth.net xxi Copyright © 2006 by Richard D Palmer Click here for terms of use This page intentionally left blank Preface to First Edition The Maintenance Planning and Scheduling Handbook shows how to improve dramatically the productivity of maintenance .