Category Archives: Managing LRCM
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
Two philosophies in maintenance improvement
Maintenance managers improve performance in two ways, described roughly as: technology centric, and people centric. Technology The technology centric approach relies on two main types of information systems: automated testing and diagnostics, and work management systems Automated diagnostic systems provide … Continue reading
What is a pilot project?
Here is an excerpt from the U.S Department of Defense (DoD) “CBM+” manual describing the military philosophy on pilot projects, which is appropriate in industrial maintenance. Despite the rigor applied in controlled testing, there is no substitute for process testing … Continue reading
Motivation, leadership, training
The reliability solution is only partially one of technology. More important are the application of creative techniques in motivation, leadership, and training directed toward the work order completion process. An LRCM project implementation succeeds based on a realization that personnel respond best … Continue reading
LRCM Lessons Learned
A prominent mining operation uses the SAP maintenance module as their CMMS, As well they use the OSIsoft PI system. However, they admit that their data is messy, non-standardized, and unreliable as a result of a multitude of approaches and … Continue reading