AAOM Handbook

2.2 CREW SCHEDULE REVIEW MEETING

2.2.1 Context

A Supervisor and crew have the accountability for safely completing all scheduled work, plus urgent work requests, on time and to specification. Achievement of this purpose is fundamental to the theory of the Operating Model and hence to the delivery of the purpose of the process on which the work is being completed. Each Supervisor and crew have knowledge of the workplace, and experience in completing their work, that is not present in any other roles. It is therefore prudent to ensure that this knowledge and experience is drawn on to optimise the planning and scheduling of work. The first point is during the identification and reporting of work requirements. Crew Members are requested to record all work requirements that can be identified during the course of completing their assigned work, or during their movement about the workplace. All such work is reported through a work request, where Crew Members provide as much planning information for the identified work as can be gathered from their observations. The Supervisor is required to review and add to this information where necessary. The second point is during the planning process. No Planner can provide all of the knowledge, experience and capacity to develop quality work packages for all work at all times. The Supervisor and crew are an ideal resource to utilise in circumstances where the Planner lacks the necessary knowledge, experience and capacity. In this case the Planner raises a task within the Work Order for the purposes of specifying the type of planning input required and scheduling the allocation of resources to compete that planning in time for the scheduled execution of the work. The third point is as the schedule of approved work is being developed. The Scheduler builds the schedule by; • assigning all work, a Scheduled Start Date ahead of its Required Date, • utilising synergies and resolving conflicts between work packages, and • optimising the use of plant and resources. A regular review of the developing schedule by the Supervisor and crew will allow them to identify ways to further optimise the schedule, to recognise potential critical issues that will prevent the schedule being achieved, and to suggest how to deal with those issues. To ensure that this third contribution from the Supervisor and crew occurs, a regular review of the draft schedule is conducted by each Supervisor and their crew. This Task Assignment sets out the specifications for that review. There are three points in the life cycle of work where this knowledge and experience are specifically tapped.

2.2.2 Purpose

To gather crew (including its Supervisor) input for the development of the schedule.