The Preventive Maintenance (PM) Process - Opportunity and Challenge
p. 1
Current Maintenance Picture
p. 1
Some Maintenance Problems
p. 3
Where to from Here?
p. 7
Preventive Maintenance Definition and Structure
p. 9
What is Preventive Maintenance?
p. 9
Why Do Preventive Maintenance?
p. 11
Preventive Maintenance Task Categories
p. 12
Preventive Maintenance Program Development
p. 16
Current PM Development Practices and Myths
p. 18
PM Program Elements
p. 22
The "R" in RCM - Pertinent Reliability Theory and Application
p. 27
Introduction
p. 27
Reliability and Probabilistic Concepts
p. 28
Reliability in Practice
p. 31
Key Elements of Reliability Theory
p. 34
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
p. 38
RCM - A Proven Approach
p. 43
Some Historical Background
p. 43
The "Bathtub Curve" Fallacy
p. 44
The Birth of RCM
p. 47
What is RCM?
p. 49
Some Cost-Benefit Considerations
p. 51
RCM Methodology - The Systems Analysis Process
p. 55
Some Preliminary Remarks
p. 56
Step 1 - System Selection and Information Collection
p. 58
Step 2 - System Boundary Definition
p. 65
Step 3 - System Description and Functional Block Diagram
p. 70
Step 4 - System Functions and Functional Failures
p. 78
Step 5 - Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (I.TA)
p. 80
Step 6 - Logic (Decision) Tree Analysis
p. 89
Step 7 - Task Selection
p. 93
Using Quantitative Reliability Data
p. 102
Information Traceability and Coding
p. 103
Illustrating RCM - A Simple Example (Swimming Pool Maintenance)
p. 105
Step 1 - System Selection and Information Collection
p. 106
Step 2 - System Boundary Definition
p. 107
Step 3 - System Description and Functional Block Diagram
p. 109
Step 4 - System Functions and Functional Failures
p. 116
Step 5 - Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
p. 117
Step 6 - Logic (Decision) Tree Analysis
p. 119
Step 7 - Task Selection
p. 135
Illustrating RCM - Examples Drawn from Industry
p. 143
Overview of RCM Results
p. 144
Power Plant RCM Analyses
p. 155
Peripheral Benefits Realized from RCM Process
p. 167
Implementation - Carrying RCM to the Floor
p. 171
Analysis to Implementation - Key Transition Factors
p. 172
Computer Usage in RCM
p. 184
Task Periodicity and Age Exploration
p. 186
The Living RCM Program
p. 188
Appendix A. The Preventive Maintenance Role in Total Quality Management
p. 193
Appendix B. The Mathematics of Basic Reliability Theory
p. 207
References
p. 213
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