Global Learning for Operational Leaders
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Introduction
Course overview
World-class maintenance organisations achieve high availability at competitive cost through mature processes, people and systems. Benchmarking shows where an organisation stands and where to improve.
This Aractech course covers maintenance excellence models, maturity assessment, key processes, maintenance KPIs, benchmarking methods and sources, gap analysis and improvement roadmaps. Participants assess their maintenance maturity and build a roadmap.
What you will achieve
Learning objectives
- Explain maintenance excellence models
- Assess maintenance maturity
- Strengthen core maintenance processes
- Select and benchmark maintenance KPIs
- Perform gap analysis
- Build an improvement roadmap
Who should attend
Target audience
- Maintenance managers
- Reliability engineers
- Plant managers
- Asset managers
- Continuous improvement professionals
- Maintenance planners
Methodology
Learning approach
- Maturity assessment
- Benchmarking exercises
- Case studies
- Group discussions
- Roadmap planning
Complete course outline
Five focused days of learning and application
The timings provided are estimates and may vary depending on the number of participants and the discussions taking place during the sessions. They are indicative only and do not constitute a binding commitment.
Day 1
Maintenance Excellence
- What excellence looks like
- Excellence models
- Leadership
- Coffee break
- Leadership (continued)
- Culture
- Exercise: Self-assessment
Day 2
Core Processes
- Work management
- Planning and scheduling
- Materials
- Coffee break
- Materials (continued)
- Reliability
- Workshop: Process review
Day 3
KPIs
- Leading and lagging KPIs
- Availability and reliability
- Cost KPIs
- Coffee break
- Cost KPIs (continued)
- Data quality
- Exercise: KPI selection
Day 4
Benchmarking
- Benchmarking methods
- Sources
- Comparisons
- Coffee break
- Comparisons (continued)
- Gap analysis
- Case study: Benchmarking study
Day 5
Improvement Roadmap
- Prioritisation
- Roadmap
- Change management
- Coffee break
- Change management (continued)
- Sustaining
- Capstone: Excellence roadmap
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What does Maintenance Excellence and Benchmarking (ME-029) cover?
This course covers Maintenance and Engineering through a structured five-day outline focused on practical application, discussion, and implementation planning.
When is the next available session?
The next scheduled session starts on 9 - 13 November 2026. See the course schedules section for the available dates and delivery formats.
Who should attend this course?
Maintenance managers, Reliability engineers, Plant managers
Is bilingual course delivery available?
Yes. All course materials and presentations are provided in English, while bilingual explanation and discussion support may be available depending on the selected location and trainer availability. For example, when attending a course in Istanbul, you may request a Turkish-speaking trainer to explain the English course content in Turkish. Arabic explanation support may also be requested at this location. Other languages are available in selected cities. You can choose your preferred language support as an optional preference during registration.
How can I register for a session?
Use any Register button next to the available course dates to open the participant registration page and submit your booking request for the selected session.
Is this course available online as well as classroom-based?
Check the course schedules section for currently published classroom and Online / Live sessions.
Where are classroom sessions delivered?
Current classroom venues include Istanbul, Rome, Kuala lumpur, Barcelona, London, Geneva, Dubai, Madrid.
How long is the training programme?
The programme runs for five days from 09:00 to 14:00, which gives 25 contact hours, including a daily 30-minute break (22.5 hours of instruction).
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