Maintenance Planning, Scheduling and Coordination [Hardcover]

Don Nyman (Author), Joel Levitt (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 15, 2002 | ISBN-10: 0831131438 | ISBN-13: 978-0831131432 | Edition: 1st

• Addresses maintenance management, performance, and control.
• Clarifies the scope, responsibilities and contributions of the Planner/Scheduler function and the support of other functions to Job Preparation, Execution, and Completion.
• Covers the basics commonly contained within world-class programs for effective execution of maintenance work: planning, parts acquisition, work measurement, coordination and scheduling.
• Aids organizations that pursue “Maintenance Excellence”— that state of maintenance management and performance that effectively applies the leading edge policies, procedures, systems, structures, methods, and technologies to maintenance.

Editorial Reviews

Review

...simply, it is very easy to understand, and the concepts are well communicated. -- The Plant Maintenance Resource Center, May 2002. All Rights Reserved

About the Author

Widely recognized as one of the leading consultants specializing in the field, Don Nyman has spent more than 30 years working hands on with maintenance and facility services. He has directly supported more than 300 organizations in 16 countries and continues to influence hundreds of additional organizations each year through his popular seminars. Additionally, Don has contributed to the leading edge of maintenance management technology and is an authority on maintenance organizational structure, control systems, planning, and scheduling, and functional improvement. He is the President of The Nyman Consulting Group.

Joel Levitt is a leading trainer of maintenance professionals and has trained more than 7000 maintenance leaders from 3000 organizations in 20 countries. He has more than 30 years experience in many facets of maintenance, and since 1980 has been President of Springfield Resources, a management/consulting servicing clients on a wide range of maintenance issues. Joel is a frequent speaker at maintenance and engineering conferences, has written several textbooks and has published over a dozen articles on the topic.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 320 pages
• Publisher: Industrial Press, Inc.; 1st edition (May 15, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0831131438
• ISBN-13: 978-0831131432
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 5.8 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,142,029 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Learn How to Manage Maintenance from a Real Pro, December 17, 2001

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Pete L. Little (Greensboro, NC) - See all my reviews
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Maintenance is one of the, if not the, most difficult functions to manage and control in industry. Left alone, maintenance tends toward chaos: fighting fires, too busy for PM, repeat failures, with senior management often unappreciative and non-supportive. Nevertheless, without good maintenance, industry can't run. How does one move from chaos to Control?

Mr. Nyman has written the definitive how-to on this subject, and no Plant Engineer or Maintenance Manager should be without this book in his library. If you will not just read, but absorb, the contents of this book for Mr. Nyman's insights, and follow his prescription for planning and scheduling, you will make the move to Control, and make your life, and your job, much easier.

This book gives detailed explanations of the Maintenance Planning function, including both Planner and Supervisor roles, with specifics on the process of how to scope out a job, determine material requirements, coordinate multiple craft groups, estimate time requirements, and then to effectively schedule planned jobs.

The book also includes appropriate metrics for measuring maintenance performance, Planner as well as Supervisor - a topic that is especially important since maintenance is mostly about cost avoidance, which itself is almost impossible to measure.

This book is well-written, concise, and based on real-world experience from a real pro. I recommend it heartily.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The bible of Asset Management Planning & Scheduling, August 2, 2010

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While this book is somewhat dated the core principals of P&S are deep rooted in this book. Newer computer system technologies can only expand the functional methods and theories outlined in this book. It is the bible of P&S.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Maintenance Planning,Scheduling,and Coordination, May 8, 2008

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Dana D. White "Dana White" (St. Pauls, NC) - See all my reviews
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I have found this book very useful. I am just starting at this job, so it has helped me alot.