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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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Taking Care of Our Equipment Requires More than just Proactive Maintenance

Taking Care of Our Equipment Requires More than just Proactive Maintenance

Taking Care of Our Equipment Requires More than just Proactive Maintenance

When it comes to Physical Asset Management, we have to think beyond maintenance and remember that there are a lot of other things we have to consider… [Read more…]

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The Untapped Gold in the World of Physical Asset Management is…

The Untapped Gold in the World of Physical Asset Management is…

The Untapped Gold in the World of Physical Asset Management is…

The most beautiful jewelry reminds me about something very important when it comes to Physical Asset Management. In our organizations, the untapped gold is… [Read more…]

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What is Inherent Reliability?

What is Inherent Reliability?

What is Inherent Reliability?

There are three important things we can learn about Inherent Reliability…from a cotton field! Watch as I explain what Inherent Reliability is. And, I discuss two important points any responsible custodian needs to know to achieve the Reliability that’s required from an asset. [Read more…]

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Start Here to Achieve Your Maintenance and Reliability Goals

Start Here to Achieve Your Maintenance and Reliability Goals

Start Here to Achieve Your Maintenance and Reliability Goals

If you want to achieve your Maintenance and Reliability goals, here’s where to begin. But…don’t fall into the same trap I did…! [Read more…]

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Using Condition Based Maintenance to Realize the Inherent Reliability…of my teeth!

Using Condition Based Maintenance to Realize the Inherent Reliability…of my teeth!

Using Condition Based Maintenance to Realize the Inherent Reliability…of my teeth!

I’m all about realizing the Inherent Reliability of my teeth and I use Condition Based Maintenance (CBM) to do it! Join me for a trip to my dentist’s office where Josie, my dental hygienist, details the Potential Failure Conditions she’s looking for. [Read more…]

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Happy 50th Birthday to RCM Principles!

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?

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

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!

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!

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

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…

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!

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)

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?”

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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