Tag Archives: RCM

Terminology in LRCM

Posted on March 20, 2011 by Murray Wiseman

LRCM and CBM on Prezi

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RCM vs RA

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Murray Wiseman

Is RCM a form of Reliability Analysis (RA)? RA is the counting of failure and suspension events in order to understand the behavior pattern of  a component or failure mode. RCM practitioners sometimes refer to the Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) … Continue reading →

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Streamlined RCM and LRCM

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Murray Wiseman

There is not a huge difference between the various flavors of the process of RCM (for example SRCM, JA-1011, Turbo RCM, and many others). The differences are mostly in terminology and details rather than in the actual concepts. The SAE … Continue reading →

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FMEA according to Wikipedia

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Murray Wiseman

FMEA stands for “Failure Modes and Effects Analysis”. It begins with a thorough functional analysis. FMEA is the core process of RCM. However, the FMEA article in Wikipedia is misleading. It uses outdated terminology that renders the subject of FMEA vague, … Continue reading →

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Criticality analysis in RCM

Posted on March 6, 2011 by Murray Wiseman

Criticality Analysis may be applied at two levels of the RCM process. First, it may be used to sort  or classify a large number of equipment assets as to their priority for analysis. Secondly criticality analysis may be applied to … Continue reading →

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