| What is a Maintenance Strategy? |
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A maintenance strategy is a plan outlining how an organisation intends to manage its physical assets to achieve its overall business objectives.
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| Why is a Strategy Important? |
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Every business needs direction. The business of Maintenance is no different. A well thought out maintenance strategy is invaluable to successfully implementing multiple improvement initiatives geared towards achieving your business objectives.
The maintenance strategy acts as a compass for the organisation by:
Identifying performance gaps Outlining improvement initiatives and changes to deal with the gaps Stating the impact expected from the initiatives Defining the measure of success
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| How to Develop a Maintenance Strategy? |
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In order to achieve your business objectives, the physical assets in your plant must meet certain performance targets. The gap between these assets’ current situation and the target performance will drive the formation of the improvement plan.
Asset Dynamics Asia will work together with you to develop the maintenance strategy. Acting as a guide, mentor, coach, or expert as the situation demands, we combine our wide ranging experience together with proven tools to facilitate the development process. Broadly this process will follow the framework outlined below:
Understand the business strategy Assess the current asset management environment Set performance targets for physical assets Identify performance gaps Develop improvement plan
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| Closing the Gap - Implementation |
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No amount of planning will lead to excellence. The road towards maintenance excellence begins with implementing the improvement initiatives outlined in the maintenance strategy. These initiatives need to be carefully planned and coordinated to work within the constraints of your organisation’s resources. Implementation success is supported by change, to both work practices and behaviours. These changes need to be managed carefully if your investments are to deliver the desired results.
We have identified a number of key elements that are present in any successful initiative. These include: - Strong leadership
- Robust methodology
- Functioning teams
- Strong project management
- Supporting processes, tools and systems
- Benefits measurement & tracking
At Asset Dynamics Asia, we have a wealth of experience in assisting our customers sucessfully implement a broad range of initiatives by ensuring that the above elements are properly managed.
For more information on how we can assist your organisation achieve maintenance excellence, please contact us at info@assetdynamicsasia.com. |
