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Maintenance planning and scheduling require utilization of resources at a maximum level. Integrated maintenance planning is an approach in planning that takes into consideration global production systems at the business level. It considers the expectation of all internal and external stakeholders of the maintenance function to secure the maximum benefits from the whole system. In this chapter, the process of high level (strategic) planning that links maintenance strategies to business and production strategies is described. The traditional low level (operational) planning and scheduling linked with the strategic level plan is also described.Keywords Strategic planning Á Operations planning and scheduling Á Performance management Integrated maintenance planning and scheduling secures a maximum utilization of resources at the global system level. In this chapter a global view of maintenance that considers its internal and external stakeholders will be introduced followed by a detailed process for high level planning that links these stakeholders together for the maximum benefit of the whole system. Lower level planning and scheduling at the plant level is then introduced in its traditional way followed by a nontraditional scheduling that integrates scheduling within the organization is introduced. Lastly a performance management system is described for different levels or the organization. Global Maintenance SystemThe global manufacturing environment involves multiple internal and external stakeholders that need to be considered for an integrated planning process. Production and quality are major internal functional stakeholders for maintenance. Other internal stakeholders at the business level include top management, purchasing, finance and marketing departments. External stakeholders may include, U. M. Al-Turki et al., Integrated Maintenance Planning in Manufacturing Systems, SpringerBriefs in Manufacturing and Surface Engineering,