RCM--Gateway to World Class Maintenance (eBook)

Cover 1
Copyright 1
CONTENTS 1
FOREWORD 1
PREFACE 1
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 1
DISCLAIMER 1
1. WORLD CLASS MAINTENANCE (WCM) -- OPPORTUNITY AND CHALLENGE 1
1.1. SOME HISTORICAL ASPECTS 1
1.2 SOME COMMON MAINTENANCE PROBLEMS* 1
1.3 PROLIFERATION OF SOLUTIONS 1
1.4 MAINTENANCE OPTIMIZATIONÛAN EMERGING VISION 1
1.5 WORLD CLASS MAINTENANCE (WCM)ÛOUR APPROACH 1
2. PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE -- DEFINITION AND STRUCTURE 1
2.1 WHAT IS PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE? 1
2.2 WHY DO PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE? 1
2.3 PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE TASK CATEGORIES 1
2.4 PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT 1
2.5 CURRENT PM DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES AND MYTHS* 1
2.6 PM PROGRAM ELEMENTS 1
3. THE "R" IN RCM--PERTINENT RELIABILITY THEORY AND APPLICATION 1
3.1 INTRODUCTION 1
3.2 RELIABILITY AND PROBABILISTIC CONCEPTS 1
3.3 RELIABILITY IN PRACTICE 1
3.4 SOME KEY ELEMENTS OF RELIABILITY THEORY 1
3.5 FAILURE MODE AND EFFECTS ANALYSIS (FMEA) 1
3.6 AVAILABILITY AND PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE 1
4. RCM -- A PROVEN APPROACH 1
4.1 SOME HISTORICAL BACKGROUND 1
4.2 THE BATHTUB CURVE FALLACY 1
4.3 THE BIRTH OF RCM 1
4.4 WHAT IS RCM? 1
4.5 SOME COST--BENEFIT CONSIDERATIONS 1
5. RCM METHODOLOGY -- THE SYSTEMS ANALYSIS PROCESS 1
5.1 SOME PRELIMINARY REMARKS 1
5.2 STEP 1-- SYSTEM SELECTION AND INFORMATION COLLECTION 1
5.3 STEP 2-- SYSTEM BOUNDARY DEFINITION 1
5.4 STEP 3-- SYSTEM DESCRIPTION AND FUNCTIONAL BLOCK DIAGRAM 1
5.5 STEP 4-- SYSTEM FUNCTIONS AND FUNCTIONAL FAILURES 1
5.6 STEP 5-- FAILURE MODE AND EFFECTS ANALYSIS 1
5.7 STEP 6-- LOGIC (DECISION) TREE ANALYSIS (LTA) 1
5.8 STEP 7-- TASK SELECTION 1
5.9 TASK INTERVAL AND AGE EXPLORATION 1
5.10 ITEMS OF INTEREST (IOI) 1
6. ILLUSTRATING RCM -- A SIMPLE EXAMPLE (SWIMMING POOL MAINTENANCE) 1
6.1 STEP 1-- SYSTEM SELECTION AND INFORMATION COLLECTION 1
6.2 STEP 2-- SYSTEM BOUNDARY DEFINITION 1
6.3 STEP 3-- SYSTEM DESCRIPTION AND FUNCTIONAL BLOCK DIAGRAM 1
6.4 STEP 4-- SYSTEM FUNCTIONS AND FUNCTIONAL FAILURES 1
6.5 STEP 5-- FAILURE MODE AND EFFECTS ANALYSIS 1
6.6 STEP 6-- LOGIC (DECISION) TREE ANALYSIS 1
6.7 STEP 7-- TASK SELECTION 1
7. ALTERNATIVE ANALYSIS METHODS 1
7.1 REDUCING ANALYSIS COST 1
7.2 ABBREVIATED CLASSICAL RCM PROCESS 1
7.3 EXPERIENCE- CENTERED MAINTENANCE (ECM) PROCESS 1
8. IMPLEMENTATION -- CARRYING RCM TO THE FLOOR 1
8.1 HISTORICAL PROBLEMS AND HURDLES 1
8.2 GEARING FOR SUCCESS 1
8.3 INTERFACING WITH THE CMMS 1
8.4 DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE AND USEFUL TASK PROCEDURES 1
9. RCM LESSONS LEARNED 1
9.1 ORGANIZATIONAL FACTORS 1
9.2 RCM TEAMS 1
9.3 SCHEDULING CONSIDERATIONS 1
9.4 TRAINING 1
9.5 SYSTEM SELECTION 1
9.6 USING IOIS (ITEMS OF INTEREST) 1
9.7 O& M PEER ACCEPTANCE
9.8 PROGRAM MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS 1
9.9 KEY FACTORS IN SUCCESS -- AND FAILURE 1
10. THE LIVING RCM PROGRAM 1
10.1 DEFINITION AND NEED 1
10.2 THE FOUR FACTORS 1
THE LIVING RCM PROGRAM 1
10.3 PROGRAM MEASUREMENT 1
10.4 REVIEWING THE LIVING RCM PROGRAM 1
10.5 LIVING RCM PROGRAM PROCESS 1
11. SOFTWARE SUPPORT 1
11.1 RCM SOFTWARE-- A HISTORICAL JOURNEY 1
11.2 AN OBSERVATION 1
11.3 REDUCING RCM ANALYSIS EFFORT AND COST 1
11.4 USEFUL ATTRIBUTES AND CAPABILITIES 1
11.5 RCM SOFTWARE-- OUR PICK 1
12. INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE WITH CLASSICAL RCM 1
12.1 SELECTED COMPONENT PM TASK COMPARISONS 1
12.2 SELECTED CASE HISTORY STUDIES 1
Appendix A: LIST OF ACRONYMS 1
Appendix B: THE MATHEMATICS OF BASIC RELIABILITY THEORY 1
B.1 INTRODUCTION 1
B.2 DERIVATION OF RELIABILITY FUNCTIONS 1
B.3 A SPECIAL CASE OF INTEREST 1
Appendix C: THE ECONOMIC VALUE OF PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE 1
ABOUT THE AUTHORS 1