Understanding how all the different products EAM/CMMS/RCM/AIP etc fit into the mining or energy space and then how they could be applied to a particular business can be daunting. Where does each product type fit? What are the differences among EXACT/LRCM, Meridium, Ivara and Utilicase products? Would they be competitors or would EXAKT/LRCM support those systems?
Maintenance software and systems including the CMMS, RCM software, Reliability Analysis (RA) tools that deliver Weibull Analysis and Simulation, Condition Based Maintenance (CBM) systems that capture and analyze condition monitoring and process data, and Asset Performance Management (APM) software that filters and groups data from multiple systems and databases are high quality products that have outstanding technical characteristics and performance. They are indispensable in today’s high tech competitive environment. Yet their contribution toward improved maintenance, reliability, and cost performance has eluded measurement by managers, engineers, and CFOs.
Maintenance departments in all industries seek out and implement these excellent products. They are all well supported and make use of the latest software engineering technology. Whether a company chooses one brand or another has little influence on its long term success in achieving Continuous Process Improvement (CPI) in maintenance. The software brand selected is hardly the determining factor. In other words, after the project is implemented and the novelty has subsided, something is still missing.
This web site explores this important subject. It describes the fit between a “living” RCM (LRCM) process for achieving reliability from data and the variety of data centric tools that organizations are required to evaluate and compare in preparation for a reliability improvement initiative . Feel free to browse the various categories and tags in the sidebar.
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