Reliability-Centered Maintenance: A Case Study

Wilmeth, Randall G.; Usrey, Michael W.

doi:10.1080/10429247.2000.11415089

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“…Most of the authors that talk about RCM highlight the importance of costs control [13,17,7,18,4,16]. Therefore, it is evident that costing systems such as Activity Based Costing (ABC) or others must be included in the quantitative techniques that support RCM operation.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Most employees believe that failures occur due to wear stemming from operation time and that repairs restore the condition of the component to as good as new [4]. However, studies in the aviation industry determined that only 11% of the components fail due to fatigue [4]. Similarly, the recommendation found in the manufacturer's manual might not be based on real data.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The main objective of RCM is to identify a maintenance routine that preserves the systems in an effective way and with acceptable costs [4]. If the costs of preventive maintenance are higher than the costs of operational losses and repair, the maintenance will not be beneficial [7], unless it is a regulatory requirement or it is related to safety and/or environment [1].…”

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A study of the quantitative methods that support RCM operation

Mendes

Ribeiro

2015

2015 Annual Reliability and Maintainability Symposium (RAMS)

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Key-Words: electronics industry, metallurgical industry, quantitative methods, reliability centered maintenance SUMMARY & CO CLUSIO SThis paper investigates each of the quantitative methods that support Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) operation. The integration of quantitative methods with RCM activities is an innovative approach since previous RCM methodologies only utilized qualitative methods. A thorough literature review identified ten essential activities that are necessary for the application of RCM along with the respective quantitative methods that support these activities. Furthermore, in-person interviews were conducted at Brazilian manufacturing firms to confirm the actual application of the methods from the literature. These interviews also helped us identify additional methods that these companies use in their manufacturing practices. As a result, a table associating essential RCM activities with their quantitative method counterpart was created, along with a brief description of what each respective quantitative method contributes specifically. Among the quantitative methods evaluated, probability theory was identified as the one that was most commonly associated with RCM activities. The methods of Economic engineering and Monte Carlo simulation were also identified as key contributors since they allowed for more sophisticated analysis related to the cost and performance of production systems subject to maintenance.The use of probability distributions in modeling is important in many RCM activities. Not only should the average values be used, but it is necessary to understand the effects of times to failure and times to repair on time. The Economic engineering methods allowed the analysis of the life cycle costs of machines and equipment. Monte Carlo simulation is capable of analyzing real systems which are essentially stochastic. A more complete view of the equipment and their critical components is provided through the use of blocks diagram and system reliability analysis techniques. The methods of production planning and controlling, such as Manufacturing Resource Planning II (MRPII), support the optimal planning of maintenance activities. The stochastic and deterministic models of stocks management optimize storage costs in relation to the cost of lacking spare parts. Indicators specific to maintenance, such as Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) and Total Effective Equipment Performance (TEEP), allow the monitoring of essential variables in the production lines and the calculation of global efficiency. Costing systems such as ABC quantify the productive system costs, which include the maintenance activities.These methods can have an expressive contribution to the RCM operation. The quantitative methods listed improve both the planning and activities control while also reducing costs.

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A study of the quantitative methods that support RCM operation

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2015

2015 Annual Reliability and Maintainability Symposium (RAMS)

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“…Based on failure modes and failure causes identified through RCM program, exiting Preventive Maintenance should be adjusted accordingly. To realize the benefits of RCM, Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) needs to be in place (Wilmeth and Usrey, 2000).…”

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Maintenance strategy selection and its impact in maintenance function

Velmurugan

Dhingra

2015

International Journal of Operations &Amp; Production Management

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“…The health levelization technique [ 1,2] i s a hybrid approach that incorporates a deterministic criterion within a probabilistic technique. This is a reliability centered maintenance (RCM) [3] approach in which a maintenance schedule is created in such a way as to maintain an acceptable reliability level measured by the probability of health ( P o ) over the study period. The health levelization technique was originally developed for implementation in annual preventive maintenance scheduling for planning proposes.…”

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Application of wellbeing concepts in short term generating unit preventive maintenance scheduling

Abdulwhab

Billinton

IEEE CCECE2002. Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering. Conference Proceedings (Cat. No.02CH37373)

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Preventive maintenance scheduling of generating units in a deregulated power system is usually conducted on a relatively short-term basis. In these systems, uncoordinated removal of generating equipment for maintenance can result in severe generation shortages. Short term preventive maintenance scheduling is therefore an important requirement in order to avoid excessive price increases and rotating load curtailments.There are a number of different approaches used for preventive maintenance scheduling. The most widely used techniques are deterministically based. Probabilistic approaches, however, have also been used for this p~s e . A new methodology has been developed to combine a probabilistic approach and an acceptable deterministic criterion into a single framework. This methodology is designated as the health levelization technique.The effect on maintenance scheduling of using the time dependent unit unavailability instead o f the Forced Outage Rate (FOR) is illustrated in this paper. The consequences of incorporating Load Forecast Uncertainty (LFTJ) in the maintenance scheduling process are also examined.The concepts presented are illustrated by application to two test systems: The IEEE Reliability Test System PEE-RTS) and the Roy Billinton Test System (RBTS).

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Reliability-Centered Maintenance: A Case Study

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A study of the quantitative methods that support RCM operation

A study of the quantitative methods that support RCM operation

Maintenance strategy selection and its impact in maintenance function

Application of wellbeing concepts in short term generating unit preventive maintenance scheduling

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