Preview Questions Maintenance Planner | Role Specific Skill

Question 1: What role does root cause analysis (RCA) play in improving preventive maintenance schedules?

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RCA is irrelevant in chemical plants because equipment failure causes are often predictable

RCA can only be used for unplanned maintenance, not preventive tasks

RCA helps identify underlying causes of failures, allowing adjustments to schedules for better asset reliability

RCA is unnecessary because maintenance schedules should focus on the symptoms, not causes

Question 2: What is the best way to handle preventive maintenance scheduling during a planned plant shutdown in a petrochemical facility?

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By aligning maintenance tasks with the shutdown schedule to complete as much work as possible while minimizing operational delays

By only focusing on critical maintenance tasks and ignoring non-urgent tasks

By increasing the frequency of maintenance tasks during the shutdown, regardless of operational needs

By delaying all preventive maintenance tasks until after the shutdown

Question 3: How can a Maintenance Planner ensure accuracy in cost estimation for routine maintenance activities?

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By relying solely on cost-saving measures rather than detailed estimates

By estimating the costs based on the best-case scenario and aiming for minimal downtime

By using historical data, current market prices, and industry benchmarks to estimate the costs

By assuming a fixed cost for all maintenance tasks without differentiating by equipment type

Question 4: How should material availability be factored into resource allocation for maintenance tasks in chemical plants?

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Material availability only matters for critical equipment, not for routine tasks

Material availability should be ignored until the last minute to avoid excess inventory

Materials should be allocated based on cost rather than urgency or need

Material availability should be synchronized with the maintenance schedule to ensure resources are ready when needed

Question 5: How can a Maintenance Planner ensure that spare parts inventory is aligned with both the preventive and reactive maintenance needs in a chemical plant?

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By reducing the inventory to a bare minimum and ordering on-demand

By developing an integrated inventory strategy that accounts for both scheduled maintenance and unplanned repairs

By focusing only on preventive maintenance parts and ignoring reactive needs

By only considering spare parts based on historical usage without analyzing future needs

Question 6: What is the role of equipment reliability in resource allocation for maintenance tasks in a chemical plant?

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Equipment reliability has no impact on resource allocation in maintenance

Higher reliability equipment requires fewer resources for maintenance and planning

Equipment reliability is considered only for unplanned maintenance tasks

Less reliable equipment should be allocated all available resources