Create Inspection Schedule – A summary of the activity

Predictive Maintenance can be defined as the act of keeping equipment or location in a satisfactory state by systematically checking its condition. The condition of the equipment or location is monitored through the routine inspection of the equipment/location and by constantly recording the values of the measurable parameters. For inspections to be performed on the equipment, inspection orders must be generated. These inspection orders are created manually in the “Inspection Order” business component or can be automatically generated through inspection schedules.

You can create an inspection schedule in this activity. The inspection schedule defines the various schedules based on which inspection orders can be generated.

An inspection schedule can be of two types: “Interval Schedules” and “Fixed Schedules”.

Interval Schedule:

Interval schedules are performed at regular intervals. Based on the last inspection order generated, the schedule automatically computes the next due date/value by adding the interval specified.

Interval schedules can be of two types: calendar-based schedule and usage-based schedule.

Calendar-based schedule

Calendar-based interval schedules are performed at certain time intervals (for example in two-week or six-month cycles). These schedules are used when inspection must be performed at fixed intervals. For example, if an inspection must be performed on the 10^th day of every month, then an inspection order will be generated every month with the schedule date for the job as the 10^th of that month.

Calendar-based interval schedules can be of two types:

Fixed Interval: These schedules generate inspection orders based on the interval irrespective of whether the previously generated inspection order has been completed or not. In the above example, inspection order would be generated even if the inspection order of the previous month has not been completed.

Actual Interval: These schedules generate inspection orders based on the interval and the completion date of the previously generated inspection order generated from this schedule. In the above example, if an inspection order has been created for 10 March, then the schedule would not create the next inspection order until this inspection order has been completed. If the inspection order is completed on 18 March, then the schedule will create the next inspection order scheduled for 18 April.

Usage-based Schedule:

These schedules are performed when the consumption parameter reaches a specific value based on the interval that is defined. These schedules are used when inspection must be performed on a fixed interval value. For example, if an inspection job must be performed after every 1000 kilometers and if this is defined as Usage-based Interval Schedule, then an inspection order will be generated after every 1000 kilometers.

Usage-based interval schedule requires interval, interval unit and the first due value for parameter to be specified, to generate the inspection order. Multiple parameters can be defined with different intervals. Based on the last inspection order generated, the schedule automatically computes the next due value by adding the interval specified.

Fixed Schedule:

Fixed schedules are used for carrying out one-time inspection on a specific date or parameter value.

Fixed schedules can be of two types:

Calendar-based Schedule

Calendar-based fixed schedules are used for carrying out one-time inspection on a specific date. Multiple fixed dates can be specified in one inspection schedule.

Usage-based Schedule

Usage-based fixed schedules are used for carrying out one-time inspection on a specific parameter value. Multiple values for multiple parameters can be specified in one inspection schedule.

Getting familiar with the pages inside

What you can do in this activity

Create an inspection schedule

Define interval schedules for the created inspection schedule

Define fixed schedules for the inspection schedule

Define the off-season

Specify work order details

Create an inspection schedule

You can create an inspection schedule for carrying out inspection on equipment/location.

• Use the “Create Inspection Schedule” page to create the inspection schedule.

Define interval schedules for the created inspection schedule

You can define the interval schedules for the inspection schedule that you have already created. Interval schedules are performed at regular intervals. Based on the last inspection order generated, the schedule automatically computes the next due date/value by adding the interval specified.

• Use the “Interval Schedules” page to define interval schedules which can be calendar-based and usage-based.

Define fixed schedules for the inspection schedule

You can define fixed schedules for the inspection schedule that you have already created. Fixed schedules are used for carrying out one-time inspection on a specific date or parameter value.

• Go to the “Fixed Schedules” page.

• Define fixed schedules which can be calendar-based and usage-based.

Define the off-season

You can define the period for which inspection need not be carried out on the equipment/location.

• Use the “Off-Season” page to specify the period for which inspection need not be carried out on the equipment/location.

Specify work order details

You can also specify the details of work orders that can be generated based on the inspection schedule.

• Use the “Work Order Details” page to specify the details of the work orders.