Plant Floor

Selected focus / Execution

PM / PdM ComplianceWhat moves the number?

Compliance without criticality, task quality, and route discipline is only a completion score.

Are the right tasks reaching the right assets inside the useful window?

Reference target

90%+ on time; overdue under 5%

Use a consistent definition and your plant’s operating context.

The improvement path

Build the foundations.
Then move upstream.

Choose a stage. See what each system does, why it belongs, and the first action to take.

Stage 1 / Maturity 1

Create the task system

Make due dates, assets, routes, and completion windows trustworthy.

01 / Build this first

CMMS

What it does
Your maintenance brain — if you actually use it.
Why it matters here
A governed CMMS schedule is the source of truth for due work, tolerance windows, and overdue tasks.
Your first move

Define your must-have processes before configuring: work orders, PMs, inventory, asset hierarchy

Stage 1 of 4

Supporting layer

Useful after the foundations hold

Put Fix the System to work

One improvement. Three useful views.

Open the book’s worksheets
  1. 01Explore

    Choose the right tool

    Start with your role and the foundations your plant has in place.

    Maintenance Tool Roadmap
  2. 02You are here

    Trace what moves the KPI

    Find the supporting systems and the first change to investigate.

    KPI System Map
  3. 03Explore

    Give the change an owner

    Connect the result to a role measure, a practical action, and a review.

    KPI Cascade Framework

Use the book’s cycle and playbook picker to choose a response, then bring the relevant worksheet to the team. These connections guide an investigation; they do not prove a cause.

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A visual pack for sharing. A field guide for working.

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The operating manual

Fix the System.

Chapter 3 maps the cycle. Chapter 14 selects the first playbook. Chapters 15–24 install the response behind the KPI.

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