Category Archives: LRCM
The role of media in living RCM
MESH LRCM provides an image gallery associated with each Failure Mode. The reason for this feature is directly related to practical Reliability Analysis (RA) which is why it is unique to LRCM. It is essential, for purposes of RA that … Continue reading
Posted in Data and samples, Effects, LRCM, Managing LRCM
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Two kinds of decision making in maintenance
In this article we hope to clear up some vagueness in the types of decisions that maintenance managers are required to make. We distinguish between two separate types of decision procedures used in the maintenance management domain. Tactical (short term) … Continue reading
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EXAKT needs LRCM
The most important practical issue from our experience is that EXAKT cannot give satisfactory service to a typical maintenance department without the LRCM process implemented. The reason for this is that EXAKT is extremely sensitive to the accuracy of discrimination … Continue reading
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The reliability data Catch 22
Ever wonder why poor historical work order data in the CMMS has been tolerated all these decades? One reason is that the fix is a human one. And human behavior is difficult to change. We tend to avoid difficult human … Continue reading
Data is the key to the way forward
We all believe or we suspect that data is the key to the way forwards – i.e. the quality, type and timely input into a software program will turn out optimal inspection frequencies and other types of maintenance decisions. More … Continue reading