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Metrics MicroLearning FAQs

What are the Metrics MicroLearning courses?

The Metrics MicroLearning Course Series was designed to transform SMRP’s popular Best Practices content into bite-sized, interactive learning experiences. Each course features scenario-based videos that demonstrate how to apply SMRP Best Practices and metric formulas to real-world situations.

What is the pricing for the Metrics MicroLearning courses?

The first 10 Metrics MicroLearning courses are free for SMRP members. All additional Metrics MicroLearning courses are:

  • SMRP Members: $125 per course
  • Non-Members: $150 per course

Are Metrics MicroLearning courses eligible for SMRP recertification credit?

Yes. Each Metrics MicroLearning course is worth 1 hour of SMRP recertification credit.

What is the format, and what is included?

Each Metrics MicroLearning course is fully mobile-responsive, allowing learners to access the content across desktop, tablet, and mobile devices.

Every course includes:

  • Scenario-based video content demonstrating how to apply the metric in real-world situations
  • The Metrics Maturity Map developed by the SMRP Best Practices Committee
  • The Metric Brekout: A downloadable Best Practice PDF featuring the full metric

How do I register for a Metrics MicroLearning course?

Simply visit the SMRP Training Catalog, search for the Metrics MicroLearning course you’re interested in, and select the green Register button to enroll.

Best Practices Metric List

Pillar 1 — Business and Management

Pillar 1 — Business and Management

  • 1.1 Ratio of Replacement Asset Value (RAV) to Craft-Wage Headcount
  • 1.3 Maintenance Unit Cost
  • 1.4 Stocked Maintenance, Repair, and Operating Materials (MRO) Inventory Value as a Percent of RAV
  • 1.5 Total Maintenance Cost as a Percent of Replacement Asset Value (RAV)

Pillar 2 — Manufacturing Process Reliability

Pillar 2 — Manufacturing Process Reliability

  • 2.1.1 Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
  • 2.1.2 Total Effective Equipment Performance (TEEP)
  • 2.2 Availability
  • 2.3 Uptime
  • 2.4 Idle Time
  • 2.5 Utilization Time

Pillar 3 — Equipment Reliability

Pillar 3 — Equipment Reliability

  • 3.1 Systems Covered by Criticality Analysis
  • 3.2 Total Downtime
  • 3.3 Scheduled Downtime
  • 3.4 Unscheduled Downtime
  • 3.5.1 Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
  • 3.5.2 Mean Time to Repair or Replace (MTTR)
  • 3.5.3 Mean Time Between Maintenance (MTBM)
  • 3.5.4 Mean Downtime (MDT)
  • 3.5.5 Mean Time to Failure (MTTF)

Pillar 4 — People Skills

Pillar 4 — People Skills

  • 4.1 Rework
  • 4.2.1 Maintenance Training Cost
  • 4.2.2 Maintenance Training Hours
  • 4.2.3 Maintenance Training Return on Investment (ROI)

Pillar 5 — Work Management

Pillar 5 — Work Management

5.1 — Maintenance Work
  • 5.1.1 Corrective Maintenance Cost
  • 5.1.2 Corrective Maintenance Hours
  • 5.1.3 Preventive Maintenance (PM) Cost
  • 5.1.4 Preventive Maintenance (PM) Hours
  • 5.1.5 Condition-Based Maintenance Cost
  • 5.1.6 Condition-Based Maintenance Hours
  • 5.1.9 Maintenance Shutdown Cost
5.3 — Work Planning
  • 5.3.1 Planned Work
  • 5.3.2 Unplanned Work
  • 5.3.3 Actual Cost to Planning Estimate
  • 5.3.4 Actual Hours to Planning Estimate
  • 5.3.5 Planning Variance Index
  • 5.3.6 Planner Productivity
5.4 — Scheduling and Backlog Management
  • 5.4.1 Reactive Work
  • 5.4.2 Proactive Work
  • 5.4.3 Schedule Compliance — Hours
  • 5.4.4 Schedule Compliance — Work Orders
  • 5.4.5 Standing Work Orders
  • 5.4.6 Work Order Aging
  • 5.4.7 Work Order Cycle Time
  • 5.4.8 Planned Backlog
  • 5.4.9 Ready Backlog
  • 5.4.10 Preventive Maintenance (PM) and Predictive Maintenance (PdM) Work Order Compliance
  • 5.4.11 Preventive Maintenance (PM) and Predictive Maintenance (PdM) Work Orders Overdue
  • 5.4.12 Preventive Maintenance (PM) and Predictive Maintenance (PdM) Yield
  • 5.4.13 Preventive Maintenance (PM) and Predictive Maintenance (PdM) Effectiveness
  • 5.4.14 Preventive Maintenance (PM) and Predictive Maintenance (PdM) Compliance
5.5 — Resources Management
  • 5.5.1 Craft Worker to Supervisor Ratio
  • 5.5.2 Craft Worker to Planner Ratio
  • 5.5.3 Direct to Indirect Maintenance Personnel Ratio
  • 5.5.4 Indirect Maintenance Personnel Cost
  • 5.5.5 Internal Maintenance Employee Cost
  • 5.5.6 Craft Worker on Shift Ratio
  • 5.5.7 Overtime Maintenance Cost
  • 5.5.8 Overtime Maintenance Hours
  • 5.5.31 Stores Inventory Turns
  • 5.5.32 Vendor-Managed Inventory
  • 5.5.33 Stock Outs
  • 5.5.34 Inactive Stock
  • 5.5.35 Storeroom Transactions
  • 5.5.36 Storeroom Records
  • 5.5.38 Maintenance Material Cost
  • 5.5.71 Contractor Cost
  • 5.5.72 Contractor Hours
5.6 / 5.7 — Continuous Improvement
  • 5.6.1 Wrench Time
  • 5.7.1 Continuous Improvement Hours