Maintenance Planning and Scheduling Flashcards

Work order priority systems typically assign priority codes based on which two factors?

Answer: Urgency of the need and consequences of deferring the work

Priority codes are based on urgency (how soon the work must start) and criticality (the safety, production, or cost consequences of not doing the work promptly).

What is the purpose of 'maintenance kitting' in a planned work order?

Answer: Packaging all required parts and materials at the storeroom before the job starts so technicians do not waste time searching for materials

Kitting pre-stages all parts, consumables, and materials for a specific job so that when the technician arrives, everything needed is ready, eliminating travel and search time.

Schedule compliance (also called schedule adherence) is a KPI that measures which of the following?

Answer: The percentage of work orders completed on the day they were scheduled

Schedule compliance measures the percentage of scheduled work orders that were completed on the planned date, indicating how well the maintenance organization follows its plans.

In a CMMS, an equipment history record primarily serves which purpose?

Answer: Tracking asset failures, repairs, costs, and maintenance actions over the equipment's life to support reliability analysis

Equipment history records capture all maintenance events, failures, parts used, and costs over time, providing the data needed for failure trend analysis and reliability improvements.

What is 'resource leveling' in maintenance scheduling?

Answer: Adjusting the maintenance schedule to balance craft workload and prevent peaks or shortfalls in labor demand

Resource leveling adjusts the timing of scheduled work orders to smooth out the workload across available craft hours, avoiding overload in one week and idle time in another.

A maintenance technician is told a job is 'ready-to-schedule.' What does this status typically mean?

Answer: The work order has been approved, fully planned with a job package, and all required materials and permits are available

A 'ready-to-schedule' job has a complete job plan, required materials are on hand or on order with confirmed availability, and all prerequisites (permits, clearances) are arranged.

Which maintenance KPI measures the proportion of time maintenance technicians spend on direct work tasks versus total available hours?

Answer: Craft utilization (or labor utilization)

Craft utilization measures the percentage of technicians' paid hours that are spent on direct maintenance work, and low utilization often indicates poor planning and scheduling.