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Home » Articles » on Maintenance Reliability » Everyday RCM » Page 10

Everyday RCM

Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) is a time-honored, proven process that helps organizations achieve their Maintenance and Reliability goals.  But, it’s often misunderstood and misapplied.  In “Everyday RCM,” Nancy Regan sets forth RCM’s principles and purpose in a straightforward (and often fun!) manner using “everyday” examples.   (She even gets Elvis, Batman, Chewbacca, and Vegas  showgirls involved to help debunk some of RCM’s biggest misconceptions.)  Enjoy!

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Happy 50th Birthday to RCM Principles!

Happy 50th Birthday to RCM Principles!

Let’s celebrate the birthday of a very special Maintenance and Reliability event. In July 2018, the MSG-1 document turned 50 years old. Since many of the principles found in MSG-1 are embodied in RCM, that means RCM principles are also 50 years old! Take a trip down memory lane with me and MSG-1…the first of two documents that led us to Reliability Centered Maintenance! [Read more…]

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Are You Doing the RIGHT maintenance on your equipment?

Are You Doing the RIGHT maintenance on your equipment?

“Fit or fold” is a losing strategy in poker…and when it comes to equipment maintenance. When you work in a reactive environment and only do maintenance when failure occurs, you’re living at the mercy of our equipment. Watch how RCM can help you formulate a winning maintenance strategy. [Read more…]

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How I applied the Essence of Reliability Centered Maintenance to My Refrigerator

How I applied the Essence of Reliability Centered Maintenance to My Refrigerator

Watch how my refrigerator…(make that THREE refrigerators)…reminded me about Potential Failure Conditions and the Consequences of Failure. I explain why I ignored a Potential Failure Condition coming from my refrigerator and chose to act “reactively” instead of “proactively.” [Read more…]

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Do you think RCM is obsolete? If so, think again!

Do you think RCM is obsolete?  If so, think again!

Just like the “Welcome to Las Vegas sign” has stood the test time, so has RCM. In this video, I explain how we’ve never needed RCM more than we do right now… [Read more…]

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Discovering what Inherent Reliability is all about is as easy as watching a couple of raccoons!

Discovering what Inherent Reliability is all about is as easy as watching a couple of raccoons!

Watch how two raccoons rescue themselves once we provide them with the right tool…and then they serve us up an excellent lesson on equipment Maintenance and Reliability. [Read more…]

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Take control of your equipment with 7 essential skills of Maintenance and Reliability

Take control of your equipment with 7 essential skills of Maintenance and Reliability

My Subaru Forester keeps serving up inspiration when it comes to Maintenance and Reliability. On my way to work, my Low Fuel Light illuminated. I had a choice…stop for gas and make it to work…OR…ignore it and get stuck on the side of the road? A no-brainer, right? Then why, in the Maintenance and Reliability world, do we often find ourselves stuck on the proverbial “side of the road?” [Read more…]

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When it comes to Maintenance and Reliability, here’s how to avoid a (very expensive) trap…

When it comes to Maintenance and Reliability, here’s how to avoid a (very expensive) trap…

The fundamentals of Maintenance and Reliability are being cast aside in favor of advancing technology that promises things like reduced maintenance and decreased costs. It’s easy to get caught up in “shiny object syndrome” and that can be a (very expensive) trap. Start from a position of strength and arm yourself and your team with… [Read more…]

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What IS Reliability? It has everything to do with what you NEED!

What IS Reliability?  It has everything to do with what you NEED!

I received an email from someone asking about what Reliability really is. He said he seems to be struggling to understand what it really means. And he’s not alone. Here’s a simple explanation of Reliability the way my mentor, John Moubray, explained it to me. [Read more…]

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Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) vs Preventive Maintenance Optimization (PMO)

Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) vs Preventive Maintenance Optimization (PMO)

Have you ever wondered? In this video I explain the differences between Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) and Preventive Maintenance Optimization (PMO). [Read more…]

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Is Maintenance considered a “Profit Center” or a “Cost Center?”

Is Maintenance considered a “Profit Center” or a “Cost Center?”

If you think it’s expensive to figure out what kind of scheduled maintenance you should be doing on your equipment….wait until you get the bill for NOT doing it! Check out how Shakespeare inspired me on this one! [Read more…]

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Neither snow nor rain nor…okay…just wind…but it still didn’t stop me from talking about RCM.

Neither snow nor rain nor…okay…just wind…but it still didn’t stop me from talking about RCM.

Functions is the first step in the RCM process and they serve as the foundation of the RCM process. Properly written Functions serve two very important aspects of asset management. [Read more…]

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Perfect “Timing” for RCM…pun intended…

Perfect “Timing” for RCM…pun intended…

It’s another Saturday at my house. In this video we use RCM principles to determine if the replacement task my husband is performing on his 1989 Toyota Supra is both technically appropriate and worth doing. [Read more…]

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Using RCM Principles so I Don’t Strangle My Husband…

Using RCM Principles so I Don’t Strangle My Husband…

My mentor John Moubray taught me that managing the consequences of failure is the essence of RCM. Watch how I used RCM principles to change the consequences of failure with a Default Strategy. [Read more…]

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Reliability Centered Maintenance – It’s not just about maintenance!

Reliability Centered Maintenance – It’s not just about maintenance!

How two, back-to-back debacles with my face cream and eye cream highlight one of the strengths of Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) – and it has nothing to do with maintenance! Watch as I explain from my bathroom floor… [Read more…]

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RCM is NOT just for aircraft!

RCM is NOT just for aircraft!

What types of equipment can you apply Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) to? (Hint: It’s NOT just for aircraft!) Watch to find out what Nowlan and Heap, the original architects of RCM, say about it! [Read more…]

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