Asset and location availability
A maintenance planner must consider many factors when scheduling work. These factors include the availability of specialized labor and crews, the availability of the asset or location itself, and the nature of the maintenance work.
Maintenance schedule
The maintenance schedule is the time during the day when your maintenance crew can work on an asset or location. Certain assets and locations require specialized labor or crews to perform maintenance on them. A crew might be available in a location only on certain days, or at certain times. The crew's schedule is defined in the maintenance schedule windows, so that this information is available to the maintenance planner. A maintenance schedule is not required for regular assets and locations that do not require a specialized crew or skill.
In the Define Maintenance Schedule dialog box, you define the asset or location maintenance schedule. In the Manage Maintenance Schedule dialog box, you can add, delete, or modify entries for specific assets or locations.
Operational schedule
The operational schedule for an asset or location is the time during the day when the asset or location is in use, and is unavailable for maintenance. This information can be entered in the Operational Schedule dialogs or can be imported from the Maximo® integration framework.
In the Define Operational Schedule dialog box, you define the operational schedule for the asset or location. In the Manage Operational Schedule dialog box, you can add, delete, or modify entries for specific assets or locations.
For example, an X-ray device requires a specialized maintenance crew, including a technician and a radiation inspector, for annual maintenance. The specialized maintenance crew is at the location on Tuesdays, from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. The operating schedule for the X-ray device is 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., daily. The maintenance can be performed on Tuesday between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m.