Detail Planning – The Planning work order
This work order contains all the details needed for planning and managing the job. A simpler version with just that information needed to do the work in the field should be issued to
Detailed Planning – adding job instructions …
Add information that anyone not familiar with the job will need to know to get the work done correctly and without delay. Note that a single trade is required for this example. At
Detailed Planning – Add field work order
This format of the work order contains just the information that is needed to do the work in the field.
Detailed Planning – “Thinking through&…
A well-planned job can greatly reduce the time the work takes, ensure that its a quality job and make the work much more satisfying for the tradespeople who do it. Planning is the
Detail Planning – Adding tools and materials
This is the final step in developing the detail plan. To each step, add all tools, materials and equipment required for the work and the location of each. Note the key for locations
Database Management Principles Listing
Summary of Database Principles For the reasoning behind these principles, see “Database Principles“ . Principle 1 – All inputs must be designed to produce the required outputs in the required format. Principle 2 – Ensure that all
Backlogs – their vital importance to managin…
Managing a work order backlog is not the most exciting of Maintenance routines, but without a complete and up-to-date backlog important work will get forgotten, work that Operating customers expect to be done
Asset identification and numbering
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Approving Maintenance expenditures
A fundamental management principle is that any function that is a part of a business process should add value, and this includes the function of approving expenditures. Of course, all major capital expenditures
Allocating and analyzing downtime
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