
Controlling Maintenance Resources
The Controlling Maintenance Resources online course covers methods of using maintenance resources for greatest efficiency, and tells how to implement the techniques effectively. Explains what workload is and how to measure it. Provides a thorough investigation into the control of labor, parts, and materials—both in the field and in the shop. Examines the budget process and how to control costs through budgeting. This course has no prerequisites. Controlling Maintenance Resources is available in online technical training and course manual formats. Lesson 1: Measuring Workload Topics: What is the workload?; Categories of workloads; Techniques for computing workloads; Distributing the workload; Effects of absenteeism, overtime on workloads; Workloads vs. backlog levels Objectives: – Define workload and explain its importance in control of maintenance work. – List the seven workload categories. – Compute workload measurements for each of the seven c