BP Metric 3.5.4 MDT

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SMRP Best Practice Metrics FOR COMMENT

3.5.4 Mean Downtime (MDT)

A. Definition:

Mean Downtime (MDT) is the average Total Downtime required to restore an asset to its full
operational capabilities. MDT includes the time from reporting of an asset being down to asset being
given back to operations / production to operate. MDT includes administrative time of reporting,
logistics - materials procurement and lock-out/tag-out of equipment, etc. for repair or preventive
maintenance. The components of Total Downtime are Scheduled Downtime and Unscheduled
Downtime as shown in Figure 1.

B. Objectives:

This metric is used to assess the total repair time including delays associated with administrative and
logistics time required. The review of total “repair time” including delays would help in developing
corrective actions to reduce the total downtime and to improve workforce productivity.

C. Formula:

MDT = Total Downtime in a specified period (hours) / Number of Downtime Events during a
specified period

D. Component Definitions

Total Downtime The amount of time an asset is not capable of


running. It is the sum of Scheduled Downtime
and Unscheduled Downtime.
Scheduled Downtime Time to do required work on an asset that is on
the finalized weekly maintenance schedule.
Unscheduled Downtime Time an asset is down for repairs or modifications
that are not on the weekly maintenance schedule.
Downtime Event An event when the asset is down and not capable
of performing its intended function.

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Prepared by: Ramesh Gulati Date: July 12, 2006
SMRP Best Practice Metrics FOR COMMENT

3.5.4 Mean Downtime (MDT)


E. Qualification:

1. Indicator type : Leading


2. To be used by: maintenance, industrial, reliability engineers to assess planning
effectiveness and to develop productivity improvement initiatives
3. The repair technician’s skill, use of proper repair procedures, availability of right tools,
material, etc. are factors that significantly reduce MDT.
4. By using MDT as a parameter for redesign, the repair time and maintenance cost of an
asset could be reduced after it has been in operation.
5. The metric MDT can be broken into components for root cause analysis
6. If the particular asset is not required 100% of the time, this becomes less of a
meaningful number.

E. Sample Calculation:

If an asset had 10 downtime events in 1000 hours of operation and the downtimes due to
these downtime events were 3, 9, 15, 8, 7, 14, 2, 4, 8 and 6 hours respectively, due equipment
failures, tooling change-outs, modifications, etc., then during the period of operation:

MDT = Total Downtime in a specified period (hours) / Number of Downtime Events


during a specified period

MDT = (3+9+15+8+7+14+2+4+8+6) hours / 10 Downtime Events

= 76 hours /10 = 7.6 hours per event

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Prepared by: Ramesh Gulati Date: July 12, 2006
SMRP Best Practice Metrics FOR COMMENT

3.5.4 Mean Downtime (MDT)

Figure 1. Time Element Chart

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Prepared by: Ramesh Gulati Date: July 12, 2006

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