Tag Archives: CMMS

What is the difference between RCM and LRCM?

Posted on February 25, 2015 by Murray Wiseman

You ask a very good question, and an important one. RCM was developed in the 1970s by Nowlan and Heap and revealed to the maintenance world in their pivotal work performed at United Airways under U.S. government contract. Their report, … Continue reading →

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Components of continuous improvement

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Murray Wiseman

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 →

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The CMMS barrier to RCM

Posted on March 6, 2011 by Murray Wiseman

One company tried to connect its CMMS with its RCM program. Not just the usual upload of the RCM strategy from the RCM application to the CMMS but a more organic day-to-day integration of the two processes. However, they ran … Continue reading →

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