What is maintenance strategy in SAP PM - Plant Maintenance?

SAP Term: maintenance strategy

• Component: PM

• Component Name: Plant Maintenance

• Description: A rule for the sequence of planned maintenance and inspection tasks. A maintenance strategy contains the maintenance packages that define the cycle in which individual tasks must be performed, for example, every two months, every 5,000 km, every 500 operating hours. It contains additional scheduling parameters such as shift factor, preliminary and follow-up buffers, and hierarchy. Maintenance strategies are obligatory in strategy plans. Single cycle plans do not use maintenance strategies. They have only one maintenance cycle.

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• Key Concepts: 
  Maintenance strategy is a feature of the Plant Maintenance (PM) component of SAP software. It is used to define the maintenance activities that need to be performed on a particular piece of equipment or system. It includes information such as the type of maintenance, frequency, and duration of the activity. 
  
  How to use it: 
  To use the maintenance strategy feature, you must first create a maintenance plan. This plan will define the type of maintenance activities that need to be performed on a particular piece of equipment or system. Once the plan is created, you can assign it to the equipment or system in question. The maintenance strategy will then be used to determine when and how often the maintenance activities should be performed. 
  
  Tips & Tricks: 
  When creating a maintenance plan, it is important to consider the type of equipment or system that you are working with. Different types of equipment may require different types of maintenance activities. Additionally, it is important to consider the environment in which the equipment or system is located, as this can affect the frequency and duration of the maintenance activities. 
  
  Related Information: 
  For more information about using the maintenance strategy feature in SAP software, please refer to SAP's official documentation on Plant Maintenance (PM). Additionally, there are many online resources available that provide tutorials and tips for using this feature.