Tag: LRCM
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What is a pilot project?
Here is an excerpt from the U.S Department of Defense (DoD) “CBM+” manual describing the military philosophy on pilot projects, which is appropriate in industrial maintenance. Despite the rigor applied in controlled testing, there is no substitute for process testing in an operational environment. Pilot tests are a staple of DoD’s approach to implementation of…
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Elevator description of LRCM
Someone asked for a LRCM description that is easy to grasp in a short sales oriented narrative? In other words what is elevator pitch? Here it is. This might be a longer than average elevator ride, though: For many decades now, maintenance engineers have tried to harvest data to improve the reliability and cost of…
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LRCM Lessons Learned
A prominent mining operation uses the SAP maintenance module as their CMMS, As well they use the OSIsoft PI system. However, they admit that their data is messy, non-standardized, and unreliable as a result of a multitude of approaches and changes throughout the years. In other words, the “normal” situation. As a result of previous…