Category: LRCM
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MESH Use cases – System configuration
Objective: Configure MESH Actor(s): LRCM Administrator Activities: Access the System configuration module Add a user Configure a user Configure general parameters Activity 1. Access the System configuration Module User Action: 1. Hit the System Configuration icon Activity succeeds: MESH displays the System Configuration module. Activity 2. Add a user. User Action: 1. Hit the + icon. System response: MESH displays the…
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MESH use cases – LRCM Manager
Glossary Event type: The way in which a Failure Mode (part) ended its life cycle. The choices are By Failure, By Potential Failure, or By Suspension Suspension: A renewal of a Failure Mode (part) when it has not failed. Failure: The inability of a function to be performed to the satisfaction of the user. Each…
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MESH Use Cases – Knowledge Builder
Glossary Tree, hierarchy, knowledge base: The expandable list representing an Equipment type or Fleet and its Systems, Subsystems, Components, Functions, Failures, and Failure Modes. The elements: Components, Subsystems, or Systems elements may be excluded from any branch of the tree. Equipment, fleet: The highest element in a heirarchy. Represents a type of equipment. For example…
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Deepwater Horizon
The Deepwater Horizon accident resulted in 11 deaths and 700,000 T of crude oil dumped into the Gulf of Mexico causing the largest environmental disaster in United States history. We discuss briefly some of the most significant Technical, Organizational, Regulatory factors that caused or contributed to the gravity of the accident. Water, crude oil, natural…
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Why Living RCM works
First let’s settle on what “RCM” is, really. Many say it is a process. That’s true. But at its core it’s a data model – a template in which to classify the answers to seven clear “questions”. Those answers contain all the essential information about an asset’s failure behavior. The answers to the seven RCM…