Define Object Clusters

Explanation

This activity is used to define the Object Clusters. Object Clusters needed in the process of grouping obstructive maintenance activities in Maintenance Planning and Scheduling (MPS) solution.

Object Clusters are defined per Site basis. Each cluster is associated with a Resource Grouping Incentive and a Resource Continuing Incentive.

• Resource Grouping Incentive indicates the extra value overall scheduling outcome achieve for each hour a resource works parallel with another resource in the same cluster. This influences the scheduling tool to allocate resources on cluster basis.
• Resource Continuing Incentive indicates the extra incentive added when a resource continues with work in the same cluster. This means If a resource keeps on working in activities in the same cluster, the value of scheduling result are increased.

IFS Planning & Scheduling Optimization engine, which is the back end of the MPS solution tries to plan work in a way that increases the value of the total scheduling outcome. Cluster IDs and configuring the base values of work tasks and PM actions (optionally using Work Type, Priority, Object Criticality and/or Event) need to be kept in mind when setting incentives. Very high incentives for clustering compared to base values of work may result in the scheduling tool focusing on clustering work excessively. This may result in critical work not getting planned immediately resulting in them being grouped with none critical work belonging to same cluster. Very low incentives for clustering compared to the base values may result in not achieving the appropriate level of clustering.

Prerequisites

• It is necessary to have the importance of clustering for different types of work evaluated when entering incentives.

System Effects

• MPS Object Clusters are available and can be defined for Equipment Objects.

Pages

WPS Object Clusters

Activity Diagrams

BDR for Object Clustering