Imagine how effective your plant could be if your production planning schedule allowed you to predict – unequivocally – when major equipment was due for maintenance. Put aside what this would mean to the rather broad notion of efficiency – and predict instead what this would mean to your quantifiable bottom-line.
Fundamentally, Industrial Equipment Manufacturers (IEM) know that they must not be forced to shut down critical machinery during peak demand periods. This idea is the foundation of effective plant maintenance scheduling, and the fundamental theme behind my colleague Herbert van de Ridder’s upcoming article in Prime Magazine titled, Streamline the Plant Floor.
