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Maintenance Planning, Scheduling and Control

Intensive 5-day course · English, Arabic & European languages

Maintenance planners, scheduling engineers and plant operations supervisors study workflow control disciplines during this five-day course. Delegates examine Work Order (WO) prioritisation, Preventive Maintenance (PM) programme structuring, Critical Path Method (CPM) shutdown management and Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) inventory controls. The programme provides practical methodologies to eliminate job site delays, manage craft backlogs and ensure full Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) compliance.

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  • 26–30 Oct 2026Dubai£4,200 + VAT
  • 9–13 Nov 2026Vienna£3,400 + VAT
  • 23–27 Nov 2026Riyadh£4,200 + VAT
  • 14–18 Dec 2026Barcelona£3,080 + VAT
  • 28 Dec – 1 Jan 2026Doha£4,200 + VAT
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  • 18–22 Jan 2027Cairo£2,280 + VAT
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  • 8–12 Mar 2027Istanbul£2,280 + VAT
  • 22–26 Mar 2027Singapore£4,200 + VAT
  • 12–16 Apr 2027Vienna£3,400 + VAT
  • 26–30 Apr 2027Muscat£3,080 + VAT
  • 10–14 May 2027Barcelona£3,080 + VAT
  • 24–28 May 2027Casablanca£2,280 + VAT
  • 7–11 Jun 2027Amsterdam£3,400 + VAT
  • 21–25 Jun 2027Manama£3,080 + VAT
  • 5–9 Jul 2027London£3,360 + VAT
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  • 9–13 Aug 2027Istanbul£2,280 + VAT
  • 23–27 Aug 2027Madrid£3,400 + VAT
  • 13–17 Sep 2027Vienna£3,400 + VAT
  • 27 Sep – 1 Oct 2027Berlin£3,400 + VAT
  • 11–15 Oct 2027Barcelona£3,080 + VAT
  • 25–29 Oct 2027Milan£3,400 + VAT
  • 1–5 Nov 2027Amsterdam£3,400 + VAT
  • 15–19 Nov 2027Malaga£3,080 + VAT
  • 6–10 Dec 2027London£3,360 + VAT
  • 20–24 Dec 2027Sarajevo£3,400 + VAT

Group discount: 2 delegates 20% · 3 delegates 35% · 5 or more delegates 50%

Can't make these dates? We can run this course for your team on dates that suit you. Ask for custom dates · In-house options

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With a trainer, on dates to suit your team

This course can be taught live online by a trainer, in English, Arabic or any European language, for one person or a whole team.

£1,850 + VAT

Group discount: 2 delegates 20% · 3 delegates 35% · 5 or more delegates 50%

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Course overview

Industrial maintenance organisations operate between competing commercial pressures to maximise equipment availability while curbing operational expenditures. When maintenance departments lack rigorous planning protocols, craft technicians encounter missing spare parts, incomplete task descriptions and scheduling conflicts on plant floors. Disciplined workflow management prevents these execution delays by validating technical scopes, tools and materials before work orders enter the execution pipeline. By conducting systematic backlog audits and coordinating task schedules directly with production superintendents, maintenance planning teams ensure operational intervention windows remain tightly controlled while protecting critical machinery against premature breakdown. By establishing verified job steps and safety precautions in advance, planners ensure field crews execute maintenance tasks safely and predictably.

Delegates learn to coordinate complex plant outages and scheduled overhauls using recognised project management methodologies. Course modules explore Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) construction, Critical Path Method (CPM) schedule crashing and craft resource levelling across operating shifts. Planners study inventory control formulas, including Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) calculations and re-order point determinations. Maintenance teams balance spare parts holding costs with operational equipment availability, ensuring critical engineering components are available without tying up unnecessary working capital.

Effective work control relies on data-driven performance monitoring and continuous process refinement. The syllabus examines leading and lagging Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), schedule compliance indices and emergency work ratios. Delegates analyse recurring work order history to identify systemic maintenance waste, refine preventive inspection frequencies and improve frontline wrench time across multi-year asset operations.

Course objectives

By the end of the course, delegates will be able to:

  1. Analyse the operational challenges, trade-offs and strategic objectives facing contemporary maintenance organisations
  2. Deploy structured Work Order (WO) systems incorporating accurate job time estimations and priority ranking methods
  3. Formulate a balanced Preventive Maintenance (PM) programme aligned with physical asset operating conditions
  4. Apply project management techniques, Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) logic and Critical Path Method (CPM) to manage plant shutdowns
  5. Apply capital budgeting and economic valuation methods to assess proposed maintenance capital projects
  6. Establish inventory control models, min-max thresholds and Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) targets to balance spares with plant uptime
  7. Formulate and track maintenance Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to drive continuous workflow and schedule compliance improvements

Target competencies

  • Maintenance theory and practice
  • Maintenance work processes
  • Project management
  • Financial evaluation
  • Planning and logistics theory and practice
  • Performance management
  • Adaptability

Who should attend

This course suits:

  • Plant maintenance managers and engineering superintendents
  • Workshop supervisors and craft team leaders
  • Maintenance planners and schedulers
  • Operations supervisors coordinating maintenance intervention windows
  • Technical logistics personnel managing engineering spare parts

Training methodology

  • Technical presentations and practical discussions introduce maintenance workflow models, scheduling algorithms and inventory calculations.
  • Delegates work through realistic workplace scenarios, calculating Economic Order Quantities, establishing re-order points and building maintenance KPI dashboards.

Course modules

  1. Module 1

    Module 1: Objectives of maintenance

    • Definition and commercial scope of maintenance and asset management
    • Key operational challenges and performance objectives in plant maintenance
    • Modern maintenance strategy and asset lifecycle alignment
    • Defining and negotiating operational maintenance windows
    • Core maintenance methods and engineering intervention types
    • Classification of maintenance regimes from corrective to predictive
    • Defining roles, boundaries and responsibilities within maintenance teams
    • Delivering responsive internal customer service to plant operations
  2. Module 2

    Module 2: The Work Order System

    • Purpose, governance and architecture of the Work Order (WO) system
    • Critical technical and financial information captured on a work order
    • Job time estimating methods and craft labour calculation
    • Prioritising maintenance work orders using objective criticality ranking
  3. Module 3

    Module 3: Preventive Maintenance (PM)

    • Fundamentals, scope and objectives of Preventive Maintenance (PM)
    • Establishing the commercial business case for an active PM programme
    • Building recurring maintenance calendars and inspection schedules
    • Decomposing plant facilities into logical equipment hierarchies
    • Compiling an accurate plant equipment register and asset tags
    • Creating equipment operating manuals and job instruction sheets
    • Setting up engineering storeroom inventory for recurring PM tasks
    • Identifying operational risks and costs associated with excessive PM interventions
  4. Module 4

    Module 4: Planning and scheduling of major maintenance WOS and shutdowns

    • Unique operational and logistical challenges of plant maintenance shutdowns
    • Scoping major maintenance Work Orders (WO) and setting freeze gates
    • Developing a hierarchical Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
    • Building and maintaining an accurate maintenance historical database
    • Critical Path Method (CPM) analysis and network scheduling
    • Work order crashing techniques to shorten outage durations
    • Craft resource scheduling, levelling and histogram analysis
    • Planning and controlling engineering materials and spare parts
    • Identifying holding costs, stockout expenses and acquisition overheads
    • Strategic variables governing maintenance inventory replenishment
    • Determining optimal batch sizes using Economic Order Quantity (EOQ)
    • Establishing dynamic minimum and maximum stock replenishment levels
  5. Module 5

    Module 5: Controlling maintenance work

    • Formulating actionable maintenance Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
    • Tracking maintenance backlog indices to assess departmental capacity
    • Measuring schedule compliance indices across operating shifts
    • Balancing preventive maintenance indices against emergency breakdown ratios
    • Interpreting generic maintenance indicators to identify workflow bottlenecks
  6. Module 6

    Module 6: The role of planning and scheduling in Performance Improvement

    • Structuring maintenance execution as an integrated business process
    • Identifying how rigid scheduled maintenance can inadvertently lock in operational waste
    • Extracting technical lessons from repetitive maintenance work orders
    • Reviewing planned maintenance packages based on technician feedback
    • Overcoming craft productivity hurdles and raising tool time
    • Refining site maintenance policies and interval frequencies
    • Capturing insights from routine condition inspection work to eliminate defects

Certificate

Every delegate who completes the course receives an ARUK Training Certificate of Attendance.

Frequently asked questions

How do I register?

Choose a date and city in the schedule and press Register, or send us an enquiry. Our team confirms your place and sends an invoice.

Are fees shown with VAT?

Fees are shown per delegate and exclude VAT, which is added to the invoice where applicable.

Can this course be delivered for our team only?

Yes. Any ARUK course can be delivered in-house at your premises, in a meeting room we book for you, or 1-to-1.

Is this course available online?

Yes. We run it live online with a trainer, on dates that suit your team, for £1,850 + VAT per delegate.

Is there a group discount?

Yes. 20% for 2 delegates, 35% for 3 delegates and 50% for 5 or more delegates on the same course.

Can the course be delivered in Arabic or another language?

Yes. Our courses can be delivered in English, Arabic or any European language, by a trainer who teaches in that language. Mention your preferred language when you register or enquire.

What certificate will I receive?

An ARUK Training Certificate of Attendance.

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  • The full fee is paid in advance, before the course starts.
  • Cancel in writing 30 or more days before the start date (45 for in-house) for a refund. Later than that, the full fee is payable.
  • No refund for non-attendance or partial attendance.
  • Places are for the named delegate only; another person cannot attend instead.
  • Moving to another date or city is only possible if ARUK agrees in writing.
  • Travel, accommodation and visas are your responsibility. A refused visa does not change the cancellation terms.

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