What is Planned Maintenance and why is it important?
Planned maintenance is the planning and scheduling of maintenance tasks on equipment.
Different Types of maintenance:
| Maintenance Type | Description | Pros / Cons |
| Breakdown | Repair equipment when breakdown occurs | Reactive & Expensive |
| Planned | Plan maintenance tasks & inspections based on interval and frequency | Proactive, Cost efficient & Safer |
| Predictive/Preventative | Measure and analyze trends in equipment behavior to predict and prevent breakdowns | Proactive, Cost efficient & Safer |
Planned / predictive maintenance increases profit by:
• Less breakdowns means more production time which means more profit.
• Reduce repair costs by having less equipment breakdowns.
• Forecast spares & parts to maintain accurate stock levels in stores.
• Planned time for equipment maintenance is usually less than breakdown to repair time which means less MTTR (Mean Time To Repair) and more MTBF (Mean Time Before Failures)
• Proper resource and task planning reduce lost time
• Extending life of equipment.
• Higher asset, component and labour utilization
• Reduce the risk of LTI (lost time injuries).
Datasaint Delta – Planned Maintenance module offers:
• Master file maintenance
• Hierarchal Asset, Component and Area structures
• Different types of Work Orders (PM, Adhoc, Breakdown, Electronic)
• Scheduling and auto generation of planned maintenance tasks
• Capturing of artisan feedback (work done and labour)
• Equipment trend analyzes and graphical reporting
• Historical, statistical and cost (material and labour) reporting
• Drilldowns and enquiries
• Resource planning for artisans
• Fully integrated with finance (budget and costing) as well as warehousing (picking slips for parts / spares)
• Proper cost control