The Black Hole of Maintenance: Backlog

Keeping the maintenance backlog under control is one of the most relevant objectives in maintenance management. Doing this makes it possible to plan and execute a variety of other improvement actions.

Yet the reality we see at many companies is that backlogs are larger than expected, leading to a perception that orders end up falling into a black hole.

In this webinar, James Kovacevic explains how to avoid this misperception when it comes to the maintenance management system. He also provides some important tips on how to set up the backlog and prioritize and thereby maintain credibility in the maintenance management system.

Author

James Kovacevic

James Kovacevic is a Principal Instructor at Eruditio, a leading education firm specialized in applying core skills associated with Asset Management, Lean Six Sigma, Organizational Change Leadership, and other challenging subjects.
For more than seventeen years James has been working in Maintenance & Reliability functions in tactical and strategic levels at large companies. At these positions, James provided guidance, coaching and was able to influence and lead companies to achieve world class performance in their Asset Care Program.