The pmOPTIMISATION methodology (PMO2000™) is a revolutionary method for improving the effectiveness of maintenance programs and strategies. pmoptimisation starts with the existing maintenance program used within the plant. Working in cross-functional teams from the shop floor, the PMO team identifies what duplication exists within their own environment and what elements of the current maintenance program are useful and what are inappropriate. The team then establishes what critical failures outside of the maintenance program can be handled by PM. Once this is completed, the team establishes the most efficient and effective method for managing the maintenance of the asset given local production and logistics factors. Safety, environmental and legislative considerations are always paramount. The principles of RCM are applied to the analysis. The most important aspect of pmoptimisation then commences with implementation. This is driven from many levels in the organisation.

The prime benefits of implementing PMO2000™ are:

Maximised asset reliability, hence minimised down time and hence, increased production capability. Typically, maintenance related down time is halved within six to eight months of commencing.

Maximised maintenance staff effectiveness. In previous projects, maintenance personnel have become at least 20% more effective and even more productive as the site becomes more proactive in its efforts.

Maximised effectiveness and return from investment in a CMMS.

Minimised maintenance expenditure. Maintenance costs are minimised but not at the expense of production up-time (where commercially justified).

Minimised maintenance expenditure who have the knowledge, process and tools to continually improve equipment reliability. All personnel are trained in the use of RCM task selection criteria per the SAE standard.

A business wide and consistent structured approach to maintenance task analysis and selection.

A documented and defensible (to an SAE standard decision logic) means of justification for each maintenance task or variation from vendor / OEM recommendations.
Improved safety and environmental performance.

The key benefits of implementing PMO2000™ are:

PMO2000™ is a 'review' based process. It is conducted in only one sixth the time and cost of RCM yet produces the same maintenance schedule.

PMO2000™ is practicably achievable. 40% of our clients have tried RCM or one of its variants and stopped. They are now comfortably using the PMO2000™ process.

PMO2000™ uses cross functional teams from the shop floor. This includes anybody who may have relevant input to the decision process, eg, maintenance staff, operators, contractors, quality control, condition monitoring specialists, cleaners, etc. As such, the process typically transforms a reactive company culture to a culture that is proactive about reliability improvement.

PMO2000™ can be used by the experienced and the novice. Our process is being used by the acknowledged best at maintenance in North America as well as companies that are just embarking on reliability improvement programs.

PMO2000™ maximises the benefit that can be achieved from implementing a CMMS. A CMMS must schedule effective PM tasks. There is no point in being very good at planning and scheduling if you are scheduling tasks that can increase the risk of plant failure.

Every client that has run a PMO2000™ Pilot Workshop has progressed to a full roll out program.