Want to shorten your asset maintenance period? Here’s how.
You want to reduce the maintenance time of your assets, but they simply need maintenance to remain functional. During maintenance, they’re out of service, and that costs money. That’s why you encourage maintenance departments and companies to work faster and harder so that you can get your assets back online sooner. But this isn’t an effective solution. Why not? You’ll find out below.
Understanding the consequences of maintenance decisions
It’s impossible to predict the future, but you’d like to know what happens if maintenance times are shorter. Key questions include:
- What happens to your assets if you reduce maintenance time from 4 to 2 months?
- What effect will that have on performance, costs, and future maintenance workload?
- What impact will that decision have on your entire asset base?
You’ll get clear answers to these questions with the Copernicos system dynamics model. It allows you to map the use and maintenance of your assets. You simulate the current situation and use a scenario analysis to visualize what happens with shorter maintenance times. This way, you avoid surprises and are able to make future-proof decisions.
Shorter maintenance, same conditions
It works like this: you map the maintenance time and then run a simulation. Next, you see what happens when you shorten the maintenance time and analyze the simulation results. In this case, it leads to a surprising insight: with shorter maintenance times, the condition of the assets remains the same, even though they are used much more.
More maintenance during asset use
Why is that? In hindsight, it makes perfect sense. Because usage increases, there’s more opportunity for maintenance during asset use. For example, there’s more time to lubricate, clean, and refill oil more frequently. This allows the operator to better maintain the assets in between.
Operator maintenance is important
If operators perform maintenance correctly and on time, you can shorten the downtime. Think of it like a car: if you take good care of your car, it’ll spend less time in the garage. It may seem obvious, but the importance of operator maintenance during operation is significantly underestimated.
Discover valuable insights with Copernicos
This valuable insight is achieved thanks to our system dynamics model. This is what the model delivers:
By integrating sales, purchasing, production, maintenance, and finance into a single, integrated model, you gain new insights.
Visualizations and transparent reasoning make the insights traceable, clear, and understandable.
By connecting asset usage and maintenance, you achieve better asset results: a more optimal overall system.
At Copernicos, we understand the world of assets like no other. Together with you, we create working simulation models that reveal important insights like these. This allows you to make future-proof decisions. Curious about what we can do for your assets? Contact our specialist Michel Kuijer.
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