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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!
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…]
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…]
Who knew that good storytelling could contribute to our equipment’s Reliability! Watch as I explain how exploring a new city can be similar to exploring our equipment in an effort to improve Reliability. [Read more…]
Who knew that Stonehenge could teach us about achieving our equipment Reliability goals? Watch as I describe how Stonehenge has changed, because the same thing may be happening with your equipment… [Read more…]
Who knew that a herd of cattle in Hartley Wintney, England could teach us something about equipment maintenance? Watch as I “graze” over the topic of manufacturer recommended maintenance tasks. (I hope you are “mooved” to take action!) [Read more…]
Watch how I made the same mistake with my shoes…and how I could have used RCM to help me! [Read more…]
Oh, why oh why didn’t I employ the “Essence” of RCM when I packed for my keynote speech? Watch how I “suffered” because I didn’t! [Read more…]
As Responsible Custodians, we’re not in the business of predicting or preventing all Failure Modes. Watch as I explain how RCM helps with our first responsibility – Managing the Consequences of Failure. [Read more…]
Who knew that the cooking lessons my Sicilian mother gave me would teach me something about managing physical assets. Join me in Lambertville, New Jersey as I talk about how to properly care for our physical assets. [Read more…]
I never would have thought that a “productivity tip” also held the key to starting (or continuing) your RCM program. Watch as I explain (from Vegas!) how spending only 10 minutes a day can help you achieve greatness with RCM and with your personal and professional life! [Read more…]
Watch as I describe how maintenance can help us to achieve our equipment’s inherent reliability, but it can’t make a machine something that it isn’t. If we’re doing the right maintenance, and we still don’t have the reliability we want, we have two choices… [Read more…]
When it comes to managing risk, there are three elements to consider and RCM can help you define all three. Watch as I manage risk and change consequences all at once! [Read more…]
Whenever I’m at an airport, I always get nostalgic because RCM principles were first conceived in the commercial airline industry. It’s an exciting story. Join me as I recount the details! [Read more…]
Join me and my seat-mates, Kyle and Wesley, on Southwest Airlines as we explore one of the most important tools that Reliability Centered Maintenance has to offer! [Read more…]
In this video we touch on all 7 steps of the RCM process as we introduce one of the most important aspects of the application of RCM…asking the people who really know! [Read more…]