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Following steps can be followed for calculating manpower for preventive maintenance(pm) team.
Step 1 : Clearly define what all are the activities to be done on a machine as a part of preventive maintenance. For example, where to lubricate, where to clean, how much oil to be filled, what to inspect etc.
Step 2 : Now conduct time study on each activities for calculating how much time is required to complete an activity.
You can refer article on ‘Direct stopwatch time study’ for knowing how to do time study.
The output of this step will be total standard time required for completing an activity.
Apply the concept of manhour if more than one manpower is required for completing an activity.
Adding all the time required for all activities, gives total time for PM on a machine.
Total time should be in man hour or man minutes. If the manning of the activity is one it can be minute or hour.
Step 3 : Now decide the frequency of PM on a machine. For example, once in a week or once in a month.
Step 4 : Now take the count of no of machines.
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Hey, thanks for this post, How to calculate manpower for Preventive Maintenance. This is really helpful for me since I’m currently working on a project that involves planning for preventive maintenance. I’m really grateful for the information you’ve provided since it’s helping me make better decisions for my project. I’ve been researching more about the topic, and I’m starting to understand the importance of having the right amount of manpower for preventive maintenance. It’s important to ensure that the manpower is sufficient and efficient in order to maximize the effectiveness of the maintenance.