Training Course in Strategic Planning for Maintenance and Operations Reliability (Online / Remote)
1Summary
An unplanned equipment failure rarely announces itself in advance, yet its cost shows up immediately: halted production lines, emergency repair bills, and sometimes risk to the people operating the machines. Many maintenance teams still operate on a purely reactive basis, stepping in only after something breaks, a habit that traces back to the early industrial era and still shapes how a lot of facilities run today.
This Arab British Fellowship Training Academy course moves teams away from that reactive habit and toward a strategic, planned approach to maintenance and operations, giving participants practical tools to anticipate problems before they turn into costly failures.
2Objectives and target group
Who Should Attend?
- Maintenance engineers and technicians responsible for day-to-day operations.
- Professionals who set and implement maintenance strategy, including planning, scheduling and work control.
- Supervisors of automated systems and laboratory equipment.
- Maintenance department staff and workers.
Knowledge and Benefits:
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Explain why strategic planning matters for modern maintenance and operations work.
- Apply modern maintenance management and strategic planning methods.
- Build and implement an integrated maintenance plan.
- Use strategic planning systems in daily operation and maintenance work.
- Take part in practical workshops on applying advanced maintenance planning systems.
3Course Content
Module 1: Why Unplanned Failures Cost More Than You Think
- Types of malfunctions and how to respond to each.
- Scientific methods for identifying and diagnosing faults.
- Analysing the root causes of machine and equipment failures.
- Equipment used to diagnose malfunctions.
Module 2: From Reactive to Strategic Maintenance
- Advanced systems for strategic planning and maintenance.
- Integrated maintenance systems and their different types.
- The importance of applying strategic planning in operations and maintenance.
- Modern methods of strategic planning for operations and maintenance.
Module 3: Planning Tools, Labour and Spare Parts
- Using computers in planning operations and maintenance work.
- Planning periodic and expected maintenance work.
- Estimating the labour needed and preparing maintenance schedules.
- Spare parts planning and inventory management.
- Providing the tools needed for maintenance work.
Module 4: Putting the Plan to Work and Keeping It on Track
- Practical training on operation and maintenance readiness.
- Preparing an integrated maintenance programme for operation and maintenance planning.
- Reviewing maintenance work of all kinds against modern standards.
- Following up plan implementation and stopping operations when needed.
- Scientific and practical systems for monitoring maintenance work.