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Reliability-centered Maintenance
by F. Stan Nowlan and Howard F. Heape
Editorial Review on Amazon.com:
"The classic Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM) was published in
1978 by the U.S. Government
(Department of Defense). The book is long out of print. This special adaptation of the 1978 report
contains the fundamentals of RCM just as they were originally presented. Some specialized material,
primarily of interest to the transport aircraft industry has been omitted to make this approach more
broadly applicable to all machinery. It also is organized
to provide concentration on the basic principles
that continue to make this technique for determining "what" maintenance to do,
the most logical approach devised to date (some 30 years after it
was first articulated by the authors and their counterparts in manufacturing and government). Ideas
are provided on how to organize, implement and execute analysis
of machinery in order to devise an RCM-based program for your equipment. The contents of this book provide
many examples of why some of the most cherished notions of how most
machinery "wears out" and "fails" are full of misconceptions and outright errors. The logic of RCM has
stood the test of over three decades
of experience, as it has been applied in all types of
businesses. It remains the strongest and most effective
foundation for any maintenance and reliability program. In today's ever more competitive world the need
to maximize maintenance effectiveness has never been greater. If you are involved in or affected by the
maintenance practices of your company, understanding and properly applying the contents of this book could
revolutionize the way your company views reliability and the processes needed to achieve it."
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