Asset Management

This two day asset management course covers maintenance in the more enlightened framework of physical asset management and the asset life cycle. Practical tools and techniques are presented to assist in building the right environment and paradigms for an organisation to get the most out of their productive assets.

The course is practically orientated and structured such that participants go away with an enlightened view of Asset management and a realistic personal improvement project.

Recognised for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) by Engineers Australia (EA) in accordance with EA CPD Guidelines.

Target Audience

The course is for maintenance managers and practitioners wanting to go to the next level of performance and for production managers and operators wanting higher levels of operational reliability and productive output. It will also suite general managers, CEO’s, Commercial mangers, Administrative and service managers wanting to understand the mysteries of managing a facility to ensure asset integrity and the provision of productive capacity or service in short and long term.

Course Outline

Key topics covered in the course include:

Asset Management

An in depth learning of what Asset Management is about and how it affects all of our lives.  Concepts covered include: What are Assets, Asset Management definitions, Asset Life cycle framework, relationship of physical assets management with other asset types, Standards, Asset management process and the scope of Asset management.  Importantly participants explore Asset management application in all industry and service sectors and how it permeates and must involve the entire organization.

Planning & Design

The commencement of the life cycle is explained and the importance of operations and maintenance involvement at the commencement of the life cycle for new assets and how this can be achieved in practice. Areas covered include business planning processes, asset acquisition, control and review of design for operability and maintainability and the commencement of operations readiness plan.

Procure & Construct

The next step and its place in the life cycle is discussed together with the ongoing relationship with operations and maintenance in order to obtain the optimum life cycle performance.  The importance of project deliverables and its relation to the operational expectations, preparing for operations and commissioning are discussed as well as the procure and construct process

Commissioning

The importance of commissioning is discussed as a key phase in the life cycle.  The complexity of this short phase is presented and methods of how it should be managed for best results and how to coordinate all stakeholders whose roles, involvement and responsibilities are changing rapidly.

Maintenance

This is a key part of the long operate and maintain phase of the life cycle.  Managing the maintenance functions discussed as well as production, commercial, supply, project function interactions.   Organisational structures; human resources; centralised or decentralised; line & staff, contractors, asset condition monitoring, performance measures and continuous improvement are discussed.

Reliability

Operational reliability and maintenance reliability, availability and maintainability are discussed.  Tools and techniques are presented and methods of developing effective plant, process area and equipment level maintenance plans.  Module also includes root cause analysis, condition monitoring and operator plant care.

Testimonials

Facilitator Information

Ross Francis BEng

Ross is the Director and Principal Consultant of Ross Francis Consulting Pty Ltd specialises in Asset Management, Maintenance Management and Maintenance Technology consulting. Recent assignments have included business reviews & audits, asset condition assessments, improvement programs, reliability programs, outsourced contract assistance, business process improvement and training, mentoring & coaching.

Prior to commencing his own consulting practice Ross managed a national corporate maintenance consulting group.  This followed a number of roles in maintenance services including business development and site contract management.  In addition to contract maintenance management his experience has also included in-house maintenance management, project management, design management, construction & commissioning.  Ross has recently developed the procedures for the Certification of Asset Managers for the Asset Management Council of Australia.

Registration

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A 10% saving applies for Engineers Australia Members or for group bookings of 3 or more participants.