25%
2h of Wrench Time out of 8h. The rest: waiting for parts and instructions, travel, improvised coordination, information searches, imposed workflow breaks. Systemic losses, not individual ones.
ACTION-TRAINING ALM-PS01 · 3 DAYS + COACHING · QUALIOPI · OPCO-ELIGIBLE
Planning & Scheduling × generative AI.
Double the Wrench Time — the effective hands-on time of your maintenance teams, tools in hand on the equipment. Plan and schedule programmed maintenance (preventive, predictive, planned shutdowns) with generative AI as an accelerator.
> 50%
Wrench Time target
> 85%
Schedule Compliance
+20 to +30%
Technician productivity
−20 to −35%
Overtime hours
01 — THE OBSERVATION
Wrench Time: 2 hours out of 8. The silent norm of maintenance.
Wrench Time — literally "the time spent with the wrench in hand". It is the benchmark indicator in maintenance: the time when the technician is actually working on the equipment, tools in hand. Not the time on site, not the paid time — the effective hands-on time.
In maintenance without structured Planning & Scheduling, this Wrench Time does not exceed 2 hours out of 8. The rest of the day is absorbed by waiting (parts, instructions, approvals), travel, information searches and improvised coordination. This is not a question of technicians' commitment or competence — it is an upstream organizational failure that only P&S can correct.
> 50%
4 to 5h of Wrench Time out of 8h. Job plans prepared, parts kits available, schedules communicated, resources synchronized with production. The technician regains the time to do what they are there for.
"85% of failure causes are deficiencies in systems and processes, not the employee. The role of management is to change the process, not to badger individuals to do better."
02 — THE METHOD
Three modules. One single logic: What and How before Who and When.
The program is structured around three coherent modules: understanding the stakes, mastering preparation (Planning), mastering scheduling (Scheduling). Each module combines theory, exercises and self-assessment. The goal is not to push technicians to "do better" — it is to deliver them a system that lets them do it.
01
INTRODUCTION
Why P&S?
Definitions, business stakes, target KPIs, typical organization. The "why" before the "how".
- Wrench Time, Schedule Compliance, Backlog
- Work cycle and key roles
- SMQDC benefits (Safety, Quality, Maintenance, Delivery, Cost)
- Initial self-assessment
02
PLANNING — WHAT & HOW
Prepare the work.
Planning answers the questions what to do and how to do it — safety, steps, tools, parts, duration.
- 5 steps: Scope, Estimate, Prepare, Implement, Improve
- Job Planning, Service Request, Feedback Report
- Backlog management (3 to 5 weeks per crew)
- Safety / Production / Inventory coordination
03
SCHEDULING — WHO & WHEN
Schedule the resources.
Scheduling answers the questions who and when — resources, constraints, shutdown windows.
- Master PM Schedule (preventive/predictive)
- Event & Resource Scheduling
- Weekly Schedule (weekly meeting, compliance)
- Daily Schedule (daily assignment)
03 — THE CYCLE
The maintenance work cycle.
Every job follows the same cycle. Performance comes from the smoothness of this cycle, and from the quality of the backlog that feeds it continuously.
N°01
Identify the need
N°02
Validate & prioritize
N°03
Plan (Planning)
N°04
Schedule (Scheduling)
N°05
Execute
N°06
Feedback & Capitalize
At the heart of the cycle: BACKLOG MANAGEMENT — continuous updating, regular audit, ongoing prioritization
04 — RESULTS
Four KPIs. Measurable within the first weeks.
Four indicators structure the trajectory. They are measurable from the first weeks of implementation, and keep improving as the practices take hold.
> 50%
Wrench Time
(vs 25% without P&S)
> 85%
Schedule Compliance
(work planned & completed)
3 to 5 wks
Crew backlog
(controlled workload)
+20 to +30%
Crew capacity freed up
for higher value-added tasks
These gains do not come from additional individual effort. They come from a system that removes friction, smooths the work cycle and gives technicians back the time the organization was taking from them.
05 — THE ALM ACCELERATOR
Plan and schedule with generative AI.
⚙ Under development — available 2027
Generative AI does not replace the planner. It removes the repetitive tasks, surfaces the history for them, and gives back the hours they spent writing job plans, searching the CMMS or summarizing job feedback. The planner once again becomes the one who decides, no longer the one who drafts.
The six uses presented below describe the functional target of this accelerator, currently developed by ALM as part of the MaintAI© method. The first pilot rollouts will take place in 2026.
N°01
Write job plans
From a raw request, generate the procedure in a few minutes: steps, safety, tools, parts, estimated duration.
N°02
Capitalize on history
Automatically summarize feedback reports into the component-level files so the memory is never lost again.
N°03
Estimate durations
Compare the new request with similar past jobs to propose a reasoned estimate.
N°04
Summarize the backlog
Prepare management reviews: compliance, workload, criticality, alerts — a synthetic report in one click.
N°05
Optimize scheduling
Propose a constrained schedule (priorities, resources, dependencies, shutdown windows).
N°06
Translate procedures
Instantly adapt work instructions to the languages of international sites, with no technical loss.
Focus on programmed maintenance. It is on preventive, predictive and planned shutdowns that generative AI delivers the fastest ROI. The work is repetitive by nature, the context is documented, the history is rich. Your planners save hours exactly where they were losing the most. — This approach is part of the MaintAI© method.
06 — THE OFFER
ALM-PS01 action-training.
Not a theoretical workshop. An action-training that transforms your programmed maintenance. Participants work on their real preventives, their real shutdowns. The benefits are measured on their actual activity, not on textbook cases.
Planning & Scheduling × generative AI
For planners, schedulers, maintenance coaches, maintenance managers
Phase 1 · 3 days
Immersive training with continuous self-assessment
Concepts, tools, generative AI. At the end of each chapter, the participant positions themselves against the best practices of the trade. By the end of the 3 days, everyone can say:
"My maintenance activity stands at this level on preparation and scheduling — and here is my action plan to improve."
Phase 2 · on site
Action on real activity
Participants apply it immediately on their real preventives, their real programmed shutdowns. No textbook cases: each one builds their job plans, their schedules, their feedback reports with generative AI as an accelerator.
Phase 3 · coaching
Embedding coaching
Post-training support so the new practices hold over time. Regular audits, KPI reviews, adjustments, skill-building of internal relays.
PLANNERS & SCHEDULERS
MAINTENANCE COACHES
MAINTENANCE MANAGERS
FR / EN / PL / PT-BR
3 DAYS + COACHING
07 — YOUR EXPERT
30 years of field experience in factories. Twelve countries. Three continents.
Pascal Flatrès — from Michelin technician to NICOLS plant manager. P&S deployment on the ground in China, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, United States, Poland, Russia, United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, Serbia and Spain. The ALM-PS01 program is the culmination of this experience, enriched with the generative AI uses he has practiced daily since 2023.
08 — TAKE ACTION
Let's assess your maintenance's P&S maturity.
A 1-hour conversation to understand your context, identify the priority levers and estimate the gains achievable on your activity.
09 — YOUR CONTACTS
Your point of contact.
P&S and generative AI expert for maintenance
Pascal Flatrès
30 years of field experience in factories. P&S deployment across 12 countries / 3 continents. Founder of ALM.