How critical is the implementation of a formal planning and scheduling process to the improvement of plant reliability?
A formal planning and scheduling process is essential to improving plant reliability, because without a formal process, it becomes much too difficult to ensure that limited time and money resources are allocated to those areas that need them the most. Many efforts to improve reliability fail simply because the ‘squeaky wheel’ gets the grease instead of other areas that are actually more critical to plant success. Additionally, preventive maintenance activities tend to be discounted, even when a formal process is in place in many cases, due to the reactive culture that exists in most organizations.
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