Schedules allow maintenance planners to optimize the resources
used to complete work. You can create multiple scenarios of schedules,
run optimization templates on them, and choose the preferred version
to save to the work records.
Status of schedules
The status of a schedule indicates whether the record is
in draft form, is approved for use, or is closed.
Schedule duplication
You can duplicate a schedule to take an existing schedule
and add additional work and resources to it while you maintain a copy
of the original.
Scenarios
You can create multiple scenarios for a schedule to compare
how different parameters and constraints change work completion dates.
Creating multiple scenarios allows you to keep multiple working copies
of a schedule without publishing the data to the work records. You
can create scenarios in the Scheduler and Graphical Assignment applications.
Snapshots
A snapshot is a read-only view of a schedule and its Gantt
chart, which represents the schedule data when the snapshot was taken.
You can compare snapshots to other snapshots and to scenarios.
Published schedules
When you publish a schedule, you commit the schedule data
to the work records in the database.
Uncommitted work
Uncommitted work is work that was modified in the Gantt
view without being saved to the originating work record applications.
Critical path method logic
The Scheduler application uses the standard critical path
method (CPM) algorithm to assign schedule dates to each work record.
Critical path method logic adjusts scheduling dates by factoring in
precedence relationships, calendar information, specified start dates,
and other factors.
Optimization models
IBM® Maximo® Asset Management Scheduler provides
optimization models that you can run to schedule work automatically.
When you run an optimization model, the work is scheduled and assigned
based on the criteria that you specify. Each model provides results
that are tailored to a specific business need.
Maintenance planning metrics
A maintenance planner needs to track metrics to ensure
that maintenance projects in the department are on track.