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Professional training course
Maintenance Planning, Scheduling and Control
Maximizing assets availability and reliability with the optimal cost are two conflicting objectives that each maintenance department needs to achieve. Maintenance…
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Course overview
Why Attend
Maximizing assets availability and reliability with the optimal cost are two conflicting objectives that each maintenance department needs to achieve. Maintenance planning and scheduling is the first step needed to assist you in achieving these objectives. Maintenance planning and scheduling is not only about using project management software to schedule tasks. Beside planning and scheduling activities the planner needs to ensure that all logistics are provided for. The planner will also need to be engaged in the financial evaluation of maintenance initiatives. Once the planning is done right, the next step will be to ensure that all the work orders are executed as per the plan and in compliance with all Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) guidelines as well as company policies and procedures. In this course various techniques will be discussed that will assist you in due course to plan, schedule and control all your maintenance work orders for maximum effectiveness.
Course Methodology
The course uses a mix of interactive and hands-on techniques. Beside the brief presentations by the consultant and the participants, the thrust will be on real life work related situations to develop maintenance schedules for preventive and breakdown jobs, calculate re-order points and optimal quantities of spare parts, evaluate maintenance initiatives, and develop the right maintenance KPIs.
Course Objectives
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Explain the challenges and objectives facing maintenance organizations today
- Demonstrate the importance of work order systems and use techniques for time estimations and priority assignments
- Prepare a preventive maintenance program
- Apply project management techniques to effectively manage major maintenance activities and shut downs
- Use capital budgeting techniques to evaluate maintenance capital expenditures
- Demonstrate understanding of how to maintain the optimal stock levels of spare parts to ensure operational continuity
- Prepare the right Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) s to evaluate and improve performance in maintenance
Target Audience
Managers, supervisors and planners responsible for maintenance planning, scheduling and control activities.
Target Competencies
- Maintenance theory and practice
- Maintenance work processes
- Project management
- Financial evaluation
- Planning and logistics theory and practice
- Performance management
- Adaptability
Course outline
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1Day 1: Objectives of maintenance
- Definition of maintenance and asset management
- Challenges and objectives of maintenance
- The modern maintenance strategy
- Maintenance windows
- Maintenance methods
- Types of maintenance
- Classification of roles in maintenance
- Customer service in maintenance
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2Day 2: The Work Order System
- Purpose of the Work Order (WO) system
- Information collected on a WO
- Job estimating methods
- Prioritizing maintenance work orders
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3Day 3: Preventive Maintenance (PM)
- What is Preventive Maintenance
- The importance of implementing a PM program
- Establishing schedules
- Breaking a facility into logical parts
- Developing an equipment list
- Developing equipment manuals
- Setting up inventory
- Understanding risks associated with a PM program
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4Day 4: Planning and scheduling of major maintenance WOS and shutdowns
- The unique challenge of maintenance shutdowns
- Importance of a clear Work Order (WO) scope definition
- Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
- Methods for building an effective maintenance database
- Critical Path Method (CPM)
- Work order crashing
- Resource scheduling and leveling
- Planning and controlling maintenance materials
- Identification of inventory costs
- Considerations in inventory decisions
- How much to order: Economic Order Quantity (EOQ)
- When to order (setting min and max levels)
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5Day 5: Controlling maintenance work & The role of planning and scheduling in Performance Improvement
- Controlling maintenance work
- Maintenance Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Backlog indices
- Schedule compliance indices
- PM and emergency indices
- Generic maintenance indicators
- The role of planning and scheduling in Performance Improvement
- Maintenance as a business process
- How scheduled maintenance can lock in waste and cost
- Drawing learning from recurring maintenance tasks
- Reviewing planned maintenance
- Dealing with the productivity challenge
- Refining maintenance policies
- Capturing learning from inspection work
Dates and fees
Questions
Frequently asked questions
How long is the Maintenance Planning, Scheduling and Control course?
The course runs over 5 days of classroom training, usually Monday to Friday.
When is the next Maintenance Planning, Scheduling and Control course?
The next public date is 14 - 18 Dec 2026 in Barcelona. There are 13 upcoming dates in total.
Where is this course held?
Upcoming sessions run in Barcelona, Rome, Munich, Amsterdam, London, Istanbul, Cape Town.
How much does the course cost?
Fees start from £2,850 per delegate, depending on the city. Fees include tuition and course materials.
Do participants receive a certificate?
Yes. Delegates who complete the course receive a London Leadership Management Innovation certificate of completion.
Can this course be delivered in-house for our team?
Yes. LLMI can tailor and deliver this course privately for your organisation at your premises or in one of our training cities.
Course information last updated 14 November 2026.
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