{"id":24470,"date":"2026-02-11T19:45:43","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T11:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unison.ycp.com\/?post_type=articles&p=24470"},"modified":"2026-02-11T19:45:43","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T11:45:43","slug":"align-work-order-prioritization-for-maintenance-workflows","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/stg.unison.ycp.com\/insights\/articles\/align-work-order-prioritization-for-maintenance-workflows","title":{"rendered":"Align Work Order Prioritization for Maintenance Workflows"},"content":{"rendered":"

Effective maintenance planning on mines is crucial to managing financial risks from unexpected breakdowns, which require costly repairs and\u00a0result\u00a0in productivity loss.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

However, to ensure effective maintenance scheduling, work order prioritization of maintenance tasks can significantly\u00a0impact\u00a0the operational efficiency and productivity of mines, keeping equipment\u00a0operating\u00a0smoothly\u00a0and avoiding unexpected breakdowns.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

By streamlining the process of prioritizing maintenance tasks based on factors such as equipment criticality, safety concerns, and production requirements, mining companies can\u00a0optimize\u00a0their maintenance scheduling and clear backlogs faster. More importantly, this ensures equipment is serviced using a predictive and strategic approach, ensuring the most important tasks are completed first.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Defining criteria to\u00a0determine\u00a0the urgency of maintenance tasks and improved performance management of technicians is an important opportunity to increase mine productivity and cost savings on labor and equipment. Mine downtime is\u00a0reduced,\u00a0technician skills are\u00a0utilized\u00a0efficiently\u00a0and fewer unexpected shutdowns due to equipment breakdowns are\u00a0required.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Without prioritization of work orders, more experienced senior technicians who are paid more end up performing mundane tasks which can be done by less experienced technicians. Additionally, work orders that are critical can end up\u00a0lost\u00a0in large backlogs.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

How a Management Control System Boosts Work Order Effectiveness<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

With sophisticated technology being used on today\u2019s mining equipment such as sensors and AI, data collected can be used in\u00a0determining\u00a0the criticality of maintenance tasks. However, without a system and criteria in place to assess the urgency of maintenance tasks needed on equipment, the technology alone will not serve maintenance operations.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Conducting thorough assessments to\u00a0determine\u00a0the criticality of assets and prioritize\u00a0maintenance\u00a0backlog items is essential. A lack of a systematic approach to assess asset criticality can result in the misallocation of resources,\u00a0ultimately slowing\u00a0down\u00a0maintenance\u00a0work order completion.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Developing a Management Control System (MCS) as a framework shared by relevant departments such as maintenance planning, maintenance\u00a0execution\u00a0and procurement, to\u00a0determine\u00a0the criticality of work orders can help align work order prioritization. With shared controls in place to\u00a0identify\u00a0the highest priority work orders, backlogs can be managed more efficiently allowing planners,\u00a0supervisors\u00a0and technicians to agree on the tasks that need to be resolved first.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With an updated MCS and work processes, complete information loops are provided to all stakeholders from the start to completion of maintenance execution jobs, empowering managers to take effective management\u00a0actions\u00a0and\u00a0monitor\u00a0departmental performance.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Once maintenance work processes, roles, responsibilities and KPIs have been\u00a0established\u00a0and aligned between departments, regular reviews can then be conducted by Management Action Teams (MATs) to ensure maintenance schedules and targets are being adhered to so that backlogs are cleared efficiently.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Maintain New Ways of Working in Maintenance Workflows with Training<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

To ensure new ways of working are sustained long term between multiple departments for improved maintenance scheduling and PM routines, full employee buy-in and incentives for positive behavior change are crucial, but also the necessary training to transition to updated processes. New communication methods between departments, for instance, will need to be communicated regularly. Performance dashboards can be used to reinforce and incentivize new processes at all organizational levels.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

YCP Unison can work with your teams to install the systems, controls,\u00a0KPIs\u00a0and processes needed to streamline your maintenance workflows. We then\u00a0facilitate\u00a0the training needed to foster a culture of continuous improvement within your organization, ensuring that solutions are fully adopted and sustained long term.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Effective maintenance planning on mines is crucial to managing financial risks from unexpected breakdowns, which require costly repairs and\u00a0result\u00a0in productivity loss.\u00a0\u00a0 However, to ensure effective maintenance scheduling, work order prioritization of maintenance tasks can significantly\u00a0impact\u00a0the operational efficiency and productivity of mines, keeping equipment\u00a0operating\u00a0smoothly\u00a0and avoiding unexpected breakdowns.\u00a0 By streamlining the process of prioritizing maintenance tasks based […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":23686,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24470","articles","type-articles","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nAlign Work Order Prioritization for Maintenance Workflows | YCP 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