Maintenance Best Practices New

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Course Overview

This self-paced course introduces engineers to foundational and advanced maintenance strategies, including structured maintenance management, planning and scheduling, and reliability-centered maintenance (RCM). Participants will explore how to leverage CMMS systems, classify and prioritize work, and apply failure analysis to optimize maintenance strategies. With insights drawn from over 70 international best practices, this course empowers professionals to drive operational excellence and reduce downtime.

Learning Outcomes

  • Apply structured maintenance management principles and utilize CMMS tools effectively.
  • Plan, schedule, and prioritize maintenance work to improve workflow and asset reliability.
  • Analyze failure modes and implement optimization strategies such as RCM and condition-based maintenance.

Who Should Attend?

  • Maintenance and reliability engineers seeking to enhance system performance.
  • Plant and facility managers responsible for asset lifecycle management.
  • Technical professionals preparing for roles in maintenance planning or optimization.

Additional Information

Once enrolled, you must complete the course within 8 weeks of enrollment. Course access ends 8 weeks after enrollment.

Course Outline

Module 1: Understanding Maintenance Management

• Introduction

• Structured Maintenance Management

• CMMS (Maintenance Management System)

• Maintenance Quality

• Assessment

 

Module 2: Work Management - Planning and Scheduling

• Introduction

• Work Management and Flow

• Asset Data Management

• Review of Maintenance Work Classification

• Work Classification and Prioritization

• Planning Process

• Scheduling Process

• Assessment

 

Module 3: Maintenance Optimization

• Introduction

• Understanding Failure

• RCM Analysis

• Maintenance Strategy – CMB

• Other Strategies

• Assessment

Instructors

Ramesh Gulati

Ramesh Gulati has over 55 years of diversified experience in people, product, process development and improvement as it relates to consumer goods, process/service and the heavy metal industry. Mr. Gulati has a broad background in operations analysis and process improvements, including kaizen, reengineering, performance measurement/metrics, plant reliability and maintenance process improvement tools/techniques (e.g., CMMS, CBM/PdM, TPM, RCM), implementation of ISO-certified asset management systems, energy management and people development.

George Williams

George is the founder and CEO of ReliabilityX and a recognized leader in the field of maintenance and reliability. He holds a master’s degree in reliability engineering from Monash University and began his career in maintenance while still in high school, working alongside his father. George spent 16 years with a major pharmaceutical company, advancing from technician to global asset management leader. His team earned the prestigious Uptime Award for Best Maintenance and Reliability Program in 2015. A Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional (CMRP) and Certified Reliability Leader, George was named CMRP of the Year by the Society for Maintenance and Reliability Professionals in 2016. He also holds certifications in vibration analysis, infrared thermography, ultrasound, motion amplification, and plant maintenance management. A published author and experienced educator, George has been teaching maintenance and reliability courses for UW–Madison Interdisciplinary Professional Programs since 2010.

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