Author Archives: Murray Wiseman
Components of continuous improvement
The diagram illustrates that effective physical asset management depends on several categories of information and knowledge. The diagram points out the interaction among the standard components of maintenance management. These include: Knowledge base development (FMECA/RCM, troubleshooting aids, failure code tables, … Continue reading
Streamlined RCM and LRCM
There is not a huge difference between the various flavors of the process of RCM (for example SRCM, JA-1011, Turbo RCM, and many others). The differences are mostly in terminology and details rather than in the actual concepts. The SAE … Continue reading
What’s the right data?
Most meetings or conversation about quantifiable reliability improvement usually end up in a discussion of data and how bad it is. How do we navigate around this impasse? It does seem as though most maintenance discussions, whether in formal meetings … Continue reading
RA requires LRCM
The idea behind EXAKT is an appealing one. What can be more desirable than a systematic way to determine the “exact” relationship between condition monitoring data and impending failure? Although I wish that I could say that EXAKT auto-magically generates … Continue reading
LRCM and the Failure Finding Interval
Safety devices represent one of the most important issues requiring serious attention by maintenance personnel. As a rule, when they fail, they fail silently and invisibly, with potentially disastrous results. Hence, the question facing reliability engineers is “How often should … Continue reading
Posted in LRCM, RCM
Tagged Failure finding interval, Hidden consequences, Hidden function, Safety devices
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