Planning and Scheduling - Together or Separate
Can Planning and Scheduling be treated separately or must they be implemented together? Yes to both questions!
Planning prevents delays by indentifying the needs of the job
Planning enables Scheduling. By qualifying the resource needs in for a block of time to be set aside to do the job
Scheduling enables effectiveness by maximizing resource utilization in both Maintenance and Production
Scheduling alone can improve effectiveness with only an estimate of labor needs by reducing the down time between maintenance jobs, eliminating false starts when Production can’t free up the equipment, and by reducing downtime when Maintenance has to wait while Production shuts down and prepares the equipment.
Together Planning and Scheduling are much more effective on certain jobs
Not all jobs are candidates for Planning and Scheduling
Tip excerpted from Planning and Scheduling Made Simple by Ricky Smith and Jerry Wilson
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