A2FO: Asset Availability Forecaster and Optimizer
Objectives
Optimizes maintenance schedule of an asset.
- Takes availability of work centers and operators into account
- Minimizes downtime by grouping maintenance events
- Issues a complete set of tasks to be performed
Characteristics
- Multiple types of maintenance can be mixed
- Complex tasks structure to calculate a complete set of tasks
- Algorithms proposing assemblies to minimize downtime
- If task postponed, simultaneous tasks and next occurrences follow
Users examples
- Technical expert
- Shop floor expert
- Pre-sales technician
- Salesperson
- Business manager
Business benefits
- Links scheduled and unscheduled maintenance
- Schedules Work to be performed
- Enhances asset availability
- Enhances workload visibility for work centers