Plant Maintenance Efficient plant maintenance is vital to a company's ability to optimize and harmonize its production processes. For companies using SAP's R/3 system, the effective implementation and use of the Plant Maintenance (PM) component represents a strategy with considerable practical benefits. This course offers a clear introduction to this small but sophisticated component and provides a highly practical guide to implementing PM. Beginning with an examination of the key business processes underlying PM functionality, the Course goes on to cover all the crucial aspects of maintenance planning and execution in R/3. Particular attention is given to integrating plant maintenance with a company's natural process flow.

Step-1 Classifying Plant Maintenance from a Business perspective Definitions Traditional forms of Organization in Plant Maintenance Planning in Plant Maintenace Plant Maintenance Methods Benchmarking in Plant Maintenance based on key performance Modern Plant Maintenace management

Step-2 Getting Started with Release 4.6 The PM menu with easy access The business workplace Support Line Feedback as in interface to SAP PM Documentation in the SAP Library

Step-3 Objects in R/3 PM Managing Technical Objects Functional Locations and equipment Using other Logistics master data in PM Measuring points and counters PM Work Centers Maintenance Task lists and maintenance plans Maintenance Notifications Maintenance Orders

Step-4 BP : Breakdown Maintenance and Corrective Maintenance Tasks of the PM Technician Tasks of the PM Planner Tasks of the Controller

Step-5 BP : Planned Maintenance Tasks of the PM Technician Tasks of the PM Planner Tasks of the Controller

Step-6 Integrative Aspects General Integration of MM Integration Production Planning Integration of Quality Management Integration of Project Systems Integration of Investment Management Integration of Controlling Integration of Asset Accounting Integration of Human Resources

Step-7 Interfaces to Non-SAP Systems Interface to process control systems and building control systems Interfaces to CAD systems

Author: Stengl, Britta/ Ematinger, Reinhard
Released: Tue, May 01 2001
ISBN: 0201675323

From the Publisher
Guide to efficient plant maintenance using SAPs R/3 system, especially its Plant Maintenance component. Covers planned maintenance, role-based and integration workshops, external services management, and interfaces with non-SAP systems. Includes a companion Web site. DLC: SAP R/3.

Written for SAP project teams, consultants and students, SAP R/3 Plant Maintenance provides detailed coverage of the following essential topics:

• Defining plant maintenance from a business perspective

• Objects in R/3 PM

• Breakdown maintenance and corrective maintenance

• Planned maintenance

• Refurbishment processing

• External services management

• Integration with other R/3 components

• Interfaces with non-SAP systems

• Role-based and integration workshops