This book is a "how-to" generic approach with minimal theory by a well-known and very active participant in the leading maintenance organizations and conferences. The book offers a fundamental, common sense understanding of RCM. A significant portion is dedicated to SAE JA1011 compliant RCM. The book presents detailed processes that can be used when RCM is not applicable and presents a total solution for implementing RCM for any organization.
The primary market for this book is anyone responsible for Physical Asset Management within an organization, at any level of authority. The material will be just as valuable to an organization's maintenance manager as it would to the organization's leader. The book's principles will be presented generically so they are equally applicable to any industry in the world that has assets to care for - military, manufacturing, mining, plastics, power generation, etc. There is also a secondary market for this book at colleges and universities teaching reliability engineering.
- Introduction to Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM)
- Introduction to The RCM Solution
- Facilitated Working Group Approach
- Reliability Centered Maintenance
- The RCM Solution
- Task Synchronization
- Analysis Validation
- Implementation
- The Use of Software
- How to Start - and successfully maintain - an RCM program
- Preparing for an Analysis
- The Power of RCM
- Common Misconceptions of RCM
- An Introduction to Facilitation
- Participative Problem Solving: A Working Group Approach to Formulating Valuable Solutions
The RCM Solution is a straightforward, no-nonsense presentation of what RCM is and how it can be applied to maximize the productivity and safety of physical assets. It introduces and thoroughly embraces the proven power of RCM’s basic principles and follows a common-sense and practical approach to implementation.
A significant portion of this book is dedicated to SAE JA1011-compliant RCM. Yet, the author also introduces other asset management processes that embody RCM principles when the full rigor of RCM isn’t warranted. The RCM Solution therefore presents a total solution for implementing RCM in any organization.
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This book will be an invaluable guide to anyone responsible for physical asset management, at any level of authority, from an organization’s maintenance manager to the organization’s leader.
- The principles are presented generically and are equally applicable to any industry that has physical assets to care for, such as defense, manufacturing, mining, plastics, and power generation.
- Besides, instructors teaching reliability engineering at colleges and universities will find this book a useful complement to their primary text.
