Auditing Asset Management & Maintenance Organisations

MECH69061 Auditing Asset Management & Maintenance Organisations 15 Semester 2 Postgraduate Taught Level 7 Paul Wheelhouse Unit coordinator Mechanical Engineering 1 FHEQ level (Framework for Higher Education Qualifications) ' Masters/Integrated Masters P4 ' European Credit Transfer & Accumulation System Rating : 7.5 Auditing is a practical hands-on process and the skills to be acquired are a mixture of technical and human skills. The course is designed to allow the students to develop these skills progressively in practice through an actual assessment carried out on an industrial site with a host company – Recent hosts have included Eon Power, Corus, Warwick Chemicals and PepsiCo. Auditing is a practical hands-on process and the skills to be acquired are a mixture of technical and human skills. The course is designed to allow the students to develop these skills progressively in practice through an actual assessment carried out on an industrial site with a host company – Recent hosts have included Eon Power, Corus, Warwick Chemicals and PepsiCo. Discuss the vital role of Maintenance and Asset Management in supporting the achievement of organisational goals. Explain the importance of auditing asset management & maintenance departments.Describes an overall audit methodology and its associated procedures, models and techniques Provides practical experience of applying the methodology and its associated procedures, models and techniques to carry out an assessment and reporting results in a structured way so as to promote commitment to the development and implementation of performance improvement plans. Understand all of the factors which must be taken into account to carry out a maintenance assessment Cope with situations where there is either too much or too little data Conduct interviews, analyse records, assess the state of equipment Make a compelling case for change. Convince the host organisation of the need to change and the best way to achieve it Auditing is a practical hands-on process and the skills to be acquired are a mixture of technical and human skills. The course is designed to allow the students to develop these skills progressively in practice through an actual assessment carried out on an industrial site with a host company – Recent hosts have included Eon Power, Corus, Warwick Chemicals and PepsiCo. The course is delivered as 5-full days of teaching and subsequent discussion through the online Blackboard system. 1 Written exam 50% 3 Report 50% Provided in person or via the Blackboard system. MSc Reliability Eng/Asst Mgmt MSc Reliability Eng/Asset Mgmt PGDT Taught Component Mandatory MSc Reliability Eng/Asset Mgmt MSc Reliability Eng/Asset Mgmt PGDT Taught Component Mandatory PG Dip Reliabil Eng/Asset Mgmt PG Dip Reliabil Eng/Asset Mgmt PGDT Taught Component Mandatory N Maintenance Benchmarking and Best Practices by Ralph W Peters  Maintenance Management Audit: A Step-By-Step Workbook to Better Your Facility's Bottom Line by Harvey H. Kaiser  The Maintenance Scorecard: Creating Strategic Advantage by Daryl Mather  Benchmarking Best Practices in Maintenance Management by Terry Wireman  Maintenance Management Auditing by Anthony Kelly Excellence in Maintenance Management by Stuart Emmett & Paul Wheelhouse Cambridge Academic ISBN 978 1903 499 65 8 (2011) ISO 55,000 parts 1, 2 & 3  Relevant articles also at: http://www.plant-maintenance.com/maintenance_articles.shtml. Lectures 30 Practical classes & workshops 5 Project supervision 50 Tutorials 5 0 60