
•Why do maintenance
•Cost of Unplanned Maintenance
•Improving Maintenance Performance
•Maintenance Strategies
•Evolution of Maintenance
•What is Preventive Maintenance (PM)?
•Maintenance, Reliability, and Availability
Key Components of a PM
•Types of maintenance
•Fixed-Time Maintenance
•Condition-Based maintenance
•Predictive Maintenance
•The Pros and Cons
•Asset Hierarchy
•Asset Naming Convention
•Asset Tagging
•Asset Criticality Ranking
Maintenance Planning vs. Scheduling
Planner Responsibility
PM Task Lists and Checklists
•Determining PM Intervals
•Scheduling Tools with CMMS
•Work Order System
•Role of CMMS in maintenance management
•CMMS as a management tool
•The different components of a CMMS
•11 Reasons to invest in a CMMS
•Rules for successful implementation
•Why measure?
•5 Keys Indicators
•Capturing Data
Continuous Improvement
Equipment reliability is essential for safe, efficient, and cost-effective operations in industrial plants, commercial buildings, and facilities management environments. This course provides a practical, step-by-step approach to preventive maintenance that helps you improve equipment reliability, reduce unplanned downtime, and lower maintenance costs.
Many organizations struggle with reactive maintenance, frequent breakdowns, and poor maintenance planning. In this course, you will learn how to transition to a proactive maintenance strategy using proven preventive maintenance best practices. You will understand how proper maintenance planning improves asset availability, extends equipment life, and increases overall plant productivity.
Key topics include maintenance strategies, preventive vs predictive maintenance, asset criticality analysis, maintenance planning and scheduling, work order management, condition-based maintenance, and maintenance documentation. The course also explains how to use a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) to schedule preventive maintenance tasks, track work orders, analyze equipment history, and support data-driven maintenance decisions.
Real-world examples from pumps, HVAC systems, motors, and facility equipment help you apply these concepts immediately. This course is ideal for maintenance engineers, technicians, facility managers, reliability engineers, plant supervisors, and non-maintenance managers who need a clear and practical understanding of maintenance management and equipment reliability improvement.
Whether you work in manufacturing, building facilities, or plant engineering, this course gives you the tools and knowledge to build a reliable, sustainable preventive maintenance program.