What is maintenance schedule compliance?
Schedule compliance is the percentage of scheduled maintenance work that is actually completed as planned in the period it was scheduled for. It is a core measure of whether a maintenance organisation is in control. Best practice sits around 90 percent or higher.
Benchmark
| Benchmark | |
|---|---|
| Good | Around 90 percent or above indicates a plant that plans realistically and executes the plan. |
| Warning sign | Below about 70 percent usually means reactive work is constantly breaking the schedule. |
Why it matters
Schedule compliance is the hinge between planning and reliability. If the schedule is routinely broken by reactive work, planned and preventive tasks slip, reliability falls, and more reactive work follows. High compliance is both a cause and a symptom of a plant in control.
How to improve it
Build a realistic, fully resourced weekly schedule from a ready backlog, protect it from non-emergency interruptions, and review compliance daily rather than monthly.
Frequently asked questions
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