Course Objectives

To obtain a detailed understanding of the planning and maintenance of a Power Plant.

Course Description

This course has been designed to give a detailed understanding of the maintenance management requirements and processes associated with a modern industrial process or power plant. The course will examine the various approaches to maintenance and discuss in detail the objectives of outage planning as regards manpower, financial estimating and spares resourcing. An overview of the requirements of a maintenance management system will also be provided.

Who Should Attend

All personnel involved in the maintenance management and planning of a modern industrial plant would benefit from attending this course. This course has been scheduled together with our Gas Turbine Maintenance Management course such that students from a Power Plant attending both courses will gain the maximum benefit from both courses.

Pre-Requisites

All Attendees should have a sound power generation background.

Course Outcome

At the end of this course you will be able to plan the maintenance of a Gas Turbine.

Course Outline

Day 1

• Introduction
• Defining Level of Maintenance
  • Planned
  • Reactive
  • Preventive/predictive
  • Normal repairs
  • Shutdowns/Turnarounds
  • Capital Improvements

Day 2

• Maintenance Management Systems
  • Examples of Maintenance Management Systems
  • Computerised Maintenance Management Systems
• Planning & Scheduling
  • Defining Planning & Scheduling
  • Objectives of Good Planning & Scheduling Programs
  • Planning & Scheduling Impacts

Day 3

• Estimating Methods
  • Judgement Vs Guessing
  • Planning & Estimating Methods
  • Planning Thought Process

Day 4

• Forecasting, Planning & Scheduling
  • Types of Forecasts Needed
  • What effects our ability to Plan and Schedule
  • Planning using Microsoft Project
    • Gantt Chart and Pert Charts
    • Entering Plan Details
    • Critical Path Analysis
    • Entering Manpower and Resources
    • Project Milestones
    • Tracking Plan against Baseline
  • What effects our ability to Plan and Schedule

Day 5

• Shutdown and Turnaround Planning
  • Planning Process-Steps
  • Situation Analysis
  • External Analysis
  • Gap Analysis
  • Action Development
  • Resource Analysis
  • Target Setting
  • Performance Standards 
• Course Review and Feedback

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