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Training 1 - Leadership LEAD-4000

Reliability Simulation

Experience how planning, scheduling & PM optimization transform reactive maintenance into peak productivity — boosting uptime and OEE performance

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10-15 Recommended Participants
Overview

What This Course Is About

This action-based, team-driven simulation immerses participants in a maintenance organization evolving from a highly reactive state to a planned and scheduled operation. Using industry-recognized best practices and constraint management logic, teams experience firsthand how planning, scheduling, PM optimization, and spare parts management directly impact maintenance productivity, equipment uptime, and OEE performance.

Key Topics Covered

1. Reactive vs. Proactive Maintenance
Work trending, failure prevention, PM/PdM impact

2. Planning Best Practices
Job plans, parts kitting, pre-job preparation

3. Scheduling Best Practices
Priority management, backlog control, P-F interval

4. Spare Parts & Tool Management
Central stores, min/max levels, vendor coordination

5. Equipment History & Measurement
CMMS utilization, OEE tracking, productivity metrics

6. Constraint Management
Protecting critical work centers and production throughput

Why This Training Matters

  • Typical maintenance productivity is only 20–30% without planning
  • Planning and scheduling alone can raise productivity to 45%
  • Demonstrates the real cost of reactive maintenance behaviors
  • Builds cross-functional alignment between maintenance and operations
  • Program Structure

  • 26 hours of video instruction & 10+ hours of field activities
  • Self-paced delivery through Reliability Solutions LMS
  • Practical assignments verified by facility mentor
  • 1-year subscription, renewable annually
  • Available for entire facility use
  • Who Should Attend
    • Department Managers & Site Directors
    • Leaders responsible for reliability initiatives
    • Maintenance Supervisors & Planners
    • Operations Supervisors & Team Leaders
    Reliability Simulation

    Simulation Progession

    Round 1
    Round 2
    Round 3

    Reactive State

  • Teams operate in a highly reactive environment
  • Reactive, corrective, and preventive work execution
  • No formal planning or scheduling in place
  • Parts and tools acquired on-the-fly
  • Downtime and productivity losses tracked
  • PM coverage and failure trumping
  • introduced Equipment history and documentation capture
  • Planning Introduction

  • One technician assigned as planner (50% of time)
  • CMMS history used to create job plans
  • Parts reserved and kitted ahead of execution
  • Central stores organized with min/max levels
  • Pre-job and in-job challenges reduced through planning
  • Simulation dashboard metrics introduced
  • Corrective backlog built from identified work
  • Scheduling & Optimization

  • Planner moves to 100% planning
  • Supervisor actively scheduling jobs
  • Work priority system introduced (urgency vs. importance)
  • Job screening for false emergencies One technician becomes PdM tech
  • P-F interval management for corrective work
  • PM coverage and proactivity wheel updated
  • Upon successful completion, participants will be capable of:

    • Understanding the reactive-to-proactive maintenance progression
    • Recognizing how planning and scheduling impact productivity and uptime
    • Applying constraint management principles to protect critical assets

    • Identifying the elements of an effective job plan
    • Understanding priority management based on urgency and importance
    • Managing corrective backlog within the P-F interval

    • Strengthening partnerships between maintenance, operations, and engineering
    • Using OEE and productivity metrics to drive improvement decisions

    What Participants Say
    "

    In the brewing industry, consistency and uptime are everything. Reliability Solutions helped me transition from a technical expert to a real maintenance leader. The program gave me tools to build a team that takes pride in precision — not just fixing things when they break.

    Marie-Claude Tremblay
    Maintenance Supervisor · Brewing Operations, QC
    "

    From Tallahassee to Longview to Jacksonville, one thing stayed consistent — the tools and mindset I gained through Reliability Solutions helped me succeed at every step. They helped me bridge the gap between mechanical engineering and operational leadership. They're not just a vendor — they're a partner in performance.

    Matt Jacobs
    Assistant Superintendent · Paper Machine Operations — FL

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