Category: RCM

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…