Based on real-world experience, this invaluable guide and reference tells the whole story of maintenance planning from beginning to end in a concise and easy-to-follow manner. Written by well-known professionals, this new edition focuses specifically on the preparatory tasks that lead to effective utilization and application of maintenance resources in the interest of the reliability essential to business objectives. It comprehensively examines the job preparation process from job scoping and planning, to determination of material requirements, estimation of labor requirements and job duration, coordination of all involved parties, and job scheduling. Included, are essential metrics for measuring performance of all contributing functions. It is a vital training document for planners, an educational document for those to whom planners are responsible, and a valuable guide for those who interface with the planning and scheduling function and are dependent upon the many contributions of planning and scheduling operational excellence.Content:Front Matter PrefaceIntroduction Table of Contents1. Selling Planning, Coordination, and Scheduling to Management and Operations2. Prerequisites to Success Preparation3. The Nature of Maintenance Activities and Related Organizational Structure4. Where Planning Fits into Good Maintenance Practices5. Roles and Responsibilities6. Managing the Planning and Scheduling Function7. Backlog Management8. Development of Work Programs and the Maintenance Calendar9. Sizing the Maintenance Staff10. The Proactive Process of Work Preparation11. Detailed Planning of Individual Jobs12. Materials Support13. Work Measurement14. Analytical Estimating15. Coordination with Operations16. Scheduling Maintenance Work17. Job Execution and Supervision18. Job Feedback, Close Out, Analysis, and Schedule Compliance19. Computerized Maintenance Management Information System (CMMIS) in Support of Planning, Scheduling, and Coordination20. Planning Major Maintenance Projects21. Network Analysis - Development and DepictionAppendices GlossaryIndex