Planning & Scheduling,  W

Wrench Time

A primary measure of workforce efficiency (craft utilization) and the effectiveness of planning and scheduling functions. It represents time spent actually performing maintenance. Surveys consistently show that wrench time within a reactive, firefighting maintenance environment is within the range of 30% to 40%. Proper planning in the maintenance organization can greatly improve the efficiency of the maintenance execution, generally specified as the wrench time.

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