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1 Once the Programs are set up, the interval variance in B2W Maintain looks at what your lead time needs to be to get the equipment in the shop, perform the maintenance and return it to service is what is referred to as the Interval Variance in the B2W Maintain CMMS. This variance lets the system know that you have a certain lead time for each individual Interval in a Program. Setting the right variance will tell B2W Maintain to generate the Program Maintenance Request early enough to allow for the calculated lead time needed to stay in adherence to your PM schedules. For example; if 250-hour service is due, and you know it takes a minimum of 20 hours to get the equipment in the shop, get the work done and return it to service, then you will set your variance for the 250-hour Interval to 20 hours. This means that the 250-hour Maintenance Request will be generated by B2W Maintain automatically 20 hours previous to the actual 250-hour mark or 230 hours from the last time that interval was done. Keep in mind that the type of service and the tasks associated with it will also help in determining the variance on your Program. Each Interval, as there are more tasks and they get more complex, could have a longer variance timeframe. B2W Maintain will react appropriately to each, individual Interval. Each shop completes work differently. B2W Maintain provides two options to calculate when the Intervals in a Program are due; Planned Completion and Actual Completion. This setting will be determined by how quickly PM work is completed. For some shops, the Planned Completion setting may be appropriate. This setting will calculate when the next time the Interval is due based on when the previous one triggered. For example, If my 250-hour Interval triggers at 1,250 hours, the Due On meter reading for the next time that 250-hour Interval is due will be 1,250 + 250 (or + 230 if a 20-hour variance is used). For other shops, the Actual Completion setting may be more appropriate. In this case, if a 250-hour Interval triggers at 1,250 hours, and it doesn't get done until 1,280 hours, the Due On meter reading for the next time that 250-hour Interval is due will reflect 1,280 + 250 (or + 230 if a 20-hour variance is used). Most companies prefer this setting. This allows maximizing the life of the equipment fluids and not changing fluids too often. 2 Interval Variances can accommodate the lead time necessary to get a piece of equipment into the shop for preventive maintenance. TIP

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