Reliability Centered Maintenance

1. Understand the concept, performance measures and analysis of RCM

2. Get knowledge of the potential contribution of RCM to maintenance efficiency and performance

3. Know the Guidelines indicating how RCM interacts with • and supports other elements of maintenance strategy particularly condition monitoring and CBM

4. Understand Hints and tips for practical application of RCM • and associated technologies so as to achieve the best results.

A practical approach for developing an action • plan to utilize RCM in their own areas of responsibility, fitting KCM into the overall maintenance organization and strategy

Day 1: Introduction and Background

The role and contribution of maintenance in modern business, How good maintenance enhances overall company performance, Bottom line benefits of getting maintenance right for your business

Day 2: Maintenance Evolution- History and Modern Thinking

Brief historical review of maintenance, Modern maintenance thinking and philosophy, Minimizing overall costs – capital (CAPEX) & operational (OPEX), Safety and environmental issues and drivers, Challenging traditional approaches to maintenance

Day 3: Understanding Reliability Centered Maintenance

RCM and overall maintenance strategy, Performance measures –Availability &OEE, Creating an optimized maintenance plan, Criticality & vulnerability analysis and assessment, Introduction to condition monitoring and links with RCM

Day 4: Reliability Centred Maintenance Techniques and Methods

Overall RCM program plan, Seven stages of RCM, Introduction to FMECA, RCM Analysis process, Benefits of RCM ON cost and performance

Day 5: RCM Implementation-Organization and Sustaining Benefits

Where are we now – benchmarking, Where can we improve - goal setting, Putting it into practice – implementation, Teamwork and organization Case studies