The World-Class Maintenance Playbook by Eduardo Schumann is a dynamic guide for maintenance professionals navigating today's rapidly evolving industrial landscape. Schumann draws from his extensive global experience to provide a unique perspective on maintenance and safety practices, emphasizing the transformation of maintenance from a cost center to a strategic value driver.
The book tackles the challenges and opportunities presented by technological advancements, sustainability pressures, and the complexities of global operations. It offers a structured approach to achieving maintenance excellence, guiding readers through a maintenance maturity model. Schumann shares compelling real-world examples, such as the application of SMED principles to preventive maintenance and a counterintuitive problem-solving approach in a juice production line. These stories illustrate the book's emphasis on systematic thinking, continuous improvement, and adapting to change.
The playbook provides actionable strategies and frameworks for organizations seeking to improve their maintenance practices, enhance efficiency, and reduce costs. It stresses the importance of aligning maintenance culture with the corporate goals and ensuring critical equipment runs properly at the lowest sustainable cost.