Maintenance Execution Planner (MEP) | Rinami Knowledge Garden

Overview

The Maintenance Execution Planner (MEP) is a web-based tool for planning, scheduling, and monitoring maintenance work orders. It helps teams move away from manual scheduling methods, such as spreadsheets, whiteboards, or disconnected systems, by providing real-time visibility into work orders, resources, assignments, and schedules.

This page introduces the main documentation area for MEP and summarizes the core concepts, views, and supporting procedures covered in this guide.

What: A web application used to allocate work orders to resources and schedules.
Why: Gives JD Edwards users a visual, real-time platform to assign, schedule, and monitor work orders.
How: Runs in the browser, is powered by Cantara, and integrates directly with JD Edwards.

Key capabilities: Drag-and-drop scheduling, real-time tracking, resource and shift views, and auto-refreshing dashboards.

Maintenance Execution Planner landing page showing access to planning, scheduling, and dashboard views

Key information

Drag-and-drop scheduling: Quickly assign or adjust tasks without opening multiple screens.
Real-time tracking: View current work order and planning status as changes occur.
Resource and shift views: Balance workload across teams and shifts.
Filtering: Focus the view by work center, branch, template, or resource.
Auto-refreshing dashboards: Keep dashboard views current for teams and supervisors.
Result: Faster, clearer, and more reliable scheduling.

Three Main Areas of MEP

Resource planning	Scheduling	Dashboard
Allocate work orders to resources and schedules. Assign work orders using drag and drop. View all unallocated work orders and available resources. Build daily or weekly plans. Updates instantly in JD Edwards. Best for high-volume planning and quick adjustments.	Visualize and manage work timing and duration. Toggle between Calendar and Gantt layouts. Plan work by day, week, or project timeline. Quickly identify overlaps, gaps, and resource availability. Filter by branch, template, or assigned resource. Best for long-range planning and complex job coordination.	Monitor live work order status for teams and supervisors. Display pending, active, and completed work. Built for control rooms, terminals, and wall displays. Ideal for shift coordination and awareness. Auto-refreshing with configurable views. Supports burn-in protection and branch filtering.