Event Overview This five day, comprehensive, hands-on course, designed for both the new and seasoned planner, gives you all the tools you need to help you kick-start your P&S system. In our increasingly competitive marketplace, there is less tolerance for unplanned downtime. Industry is experiencing the pressure of rising costs, foreign competition, and the need to improve work force productivity. Companies must make productive use of all their resources - labor, material, capital - through best maintenance practices. P&S has the greatest profit potential of any maintenance function — a “sure-fire” way to quickly improve maintenance performance and service. Based on current maintenance trends and technologies and our vast expertise, we provide you with information and activities to better equip you to implement P&S. This interactive session includes information on how to build a winning partnership with production, a step-by-step implementation plan, and detailed information on the daily role of the planner. As always, we present real-world illustrations on the fundamentals of P&S to help you increase productivity and lower overall costs — which means faster repairs, less downtime, and greater availability. Planning and Scheduling is a “must have system” in high performance organizations. Experience shows that the “Best of the Best” do the basics very well. Let us help you become “Best of the Best.”

Download PDF Brochure July 08-12, 2007, Dubai Event Overview Who Should Attend Benefits of Attending Seminar Outline About the Seminar Leader Venue and Pricing Register

Who Should Attend

• Maintenance/Facility Managers
• Maintenance Supervisors
• Plant And Facility Engineers
• Maintenance Planners and Schedulers
• Maintenance Staff
• Manufacturing Managers
• Storeroom Managers
• Anyone who coordinates emergency work and unscheduled repairs

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At This Five Day Seminar You Will:

• Learn how to effectively sell planning and scheduling to management.
• Understand the role of a planner in an effective maintenance organization.
• Understand the essential support systems necessary for effective planning and scheduling.
• Learn Marshall Institute’s comprehensive 8 step planning process.
• Learn the 7 planning fundamentals and how to apply them to the learning process.
• Learn how to develop a priority system and RIME chart and understand their importance.
• Understand the importance of developing a partnership with production/operations, purchasing, engineering and other key stakeholders in the planning and scheduling process.
• Learn our proven step-by-step implementation process that combines field-tested change management techniques with a proven planning and scheduling process.

“The program highlighted all principles related to Planning and Scheduling”

Sadeg Al-Abbad

Saudi Electricity Company

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

“Sam is a very good instructor and we learned a lot in the workshop”

Angelito V. Teodosio

Aujan Industries Est.

United Arab Emirates

“A systematically organized Planning & Scheduling programme”

P. Sarangarajan

Sogex

Sultanate of Oman

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Introduction

• What “Best in Class” Maintenance Looks Like
• Approaches to Maintenance
• Symptoms of a Broken Planning Process
• Benefits of a Good Planning Process
• The World Class Maintenance Model
• Contributions Planning and Scheduling Make to the Bottom Line

Support Systems

• Equipment Identification System
• Equipment History Program
• Preventive / Predictive Maintenance Requirements
• Starting a PM Program
• Spare Inventory Control Program
• Four Simple Tests for an Efficient Inventory Control System
• Creation, Planning, Scheduling and Completion
  

Role of the Planner / Scheduler

• What Makes a Good Planner
• Duties of Planner
• Organizational Structure
• Meeting Facilitation Skills for the Planner
• Additional Duties of the Planner
  

Scheduling

• Scheduling Methods
• Contributing Factors
• What is Scheduling
• Elements of Scheduling
• Types of Scheduling Tools
• Maintenance Scheduling Worksheet
• Traditional Scheduling
• DIN Squad System
  

Work Prioritization

• The Purpose of Prioritizing Work
• The Use of Criticality Codes
• Ranking Index for Maintenance Expenditures (RIME)
• Examples of Priority Systems
  

Measuring Performance

• The Importance and Use of Maintenance Reporting
• Backlog Management
• Calculate Net Capacity and Craft Backlog
• Benchmarking the Planning and Scheduling Process

Roles and Responsibilities of Operations and Maintenance

• The Importance and Advantages of Partnerships
• Shared Responsibilities of the Various Partners
• The Partnership Building Process between Key Stakeholders
  

The Maintenance Planners Improvement Model

• Identify the Continuous Improvement Tools and Techniques
• The Maintenance Planner’s Improvement Model
  

Shutdowns, Turnarounds, and Outages

• The Role of the Outage Planner/Scheduler
• The Four Phases of Planning, Scheduling and Control of
• Shutdowns, Turnarounds and Outages
• The Use of Critical Path Scheduling
  

Planning and Scheduling Implementation

• The 10 Step Implementation Process for Planning and Scheduling
• Additional Resources to Assist You in Implementing Planning and Scheduling

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Sam Badir is a senior consultant with over 32 years of international experience in maintenance technology, industrial engineering, cost engineering, computer analysis and operations research. In the last eight year, Sam has worked around the world with numerous organizations, including the packaging industry, pharmaceuticals, battery manufacturing, and oil exploration and production, assisting them in their maintenance and Total Reliability improvements.

Sam has worked in the steel industry in the US and Canada holding such positions as maintenance superintendent, TPM project leader, computer department manager, production control manager, cost engineer and operation research analysts. As Maintenance Superintendent, his key responsibility was in the areas of inventory control and planning & scheduling.

While working as a TPM project leader and maintenance superintendent at a major Canadian steel organization, Sam developed and improved the maintenance planning function. He also reviewed, selected and implemented a computerized maintenance management system and started the implementation of TPM in the finishing department. He initiated and participated in small group improvement teams and continuous improvement and leadership programs. In addition, he conducted studies and implemented solutions in areas such as cost reduction, productivity improvement and scheduling of manufacturing facilities. Sam conducted numerous computer system analysis projects in production as well as maintenance. He participated in union contract negotiations and acted as a member of joint management and union committees.

Sam holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical and Production Engineering and a Master of Applied Science in Management Sciences with a concentration in Operation Research from the University of Waterloo in Canada.

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Venue: Crowne Plaza, Dubai, UAE

Fees: USD 2900/- per delegate

Early Bird Discounts:

Register for USD 2700/- on or before June 08, 2007 and get USD 200 OFF!

Register for USD 2500/- on or before May 08, 2007 and get USD 400 OFF!

Group Discounts:

Register 3 delegates from your organization and the Fourth goes FREE!

In-house Option:

This course can also be delivered as In-house / On-site option. Please contact us if you have a group of employees to be trained at a location of your choice.

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