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| Dedication | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Preface | |
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| Introduction to Reliability Centered Maintenance | |
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| What is RCM? | |
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| Elements that Influence a System | |
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| The Essence of RCM: Managing the Consequences of Failure | |
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| What RCM Can Yield | |
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| The Evolution of RCM Principles | |
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| The Development of RCM Principles | |
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| Definition of RCM | |
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| Defining Performance in the Context of RCM | |
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| Introduction to the RCM Process | |
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| Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Failure Modes, Effects, and Criticality, Analysis (FMECA) | |
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| Summary | |
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| A Facilitated Working Group Approach to RCM | |
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| The Team Approach to Accomplishing Objectives | |
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| Elements that Influence a System | |
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| Failure Management Strategies | |
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| Historical Data and the RCM Process | |
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| Effective Working Groups | |
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| Benefits of a Facilitated Working Group Approach | |
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| Summary | |
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| The RCM Operating Context | |
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| What Is an Operating Context? | |
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| When Should an Operating Context Be Drafted? | |
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| What is Included in an Operating Context? | |
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| The Operating Context as a Living Document | |
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| Summary | |
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| Functions | |
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| Why Write Functions? | |
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| Two Types of Functions | |
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| Classifying Functions as Evident or Hidden | |
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| Composing Evident and Hidden Functions | |
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| Information Worksheet | |
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| Primary Functions | |
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| Secondary Functions | |
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| General Equipment Features that Typically Warrant Secondary Functions | |
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| Tips Regarding Functions | |
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| Summary | |
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| Functional Failures | |
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| What Is a Functional Failure? | |
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| Two Types of Functional Failures | |
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| Composing Functional Failures | |
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| Summary | |
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| Failure Modes | |
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| What Is a Failure Mode? | |
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| Failure Modes and the Information Worksheet | |
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| Composing Failure Modes | |
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| What Failure Modes Should Be Included in an RCM Analysis? | |
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| How Detailed Should Failure Modes Be Written? | |
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| Identifying Failure Modes for Each Functional Failure | |
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| Tips for writing Failure Modes | |
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| Summary | |
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| Failure Effects | |
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| What Is a Failure Effect? | |
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| Failure Effects and the Information Worksheet | |
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| Composing Failure Effects | |
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| Writing Failure Effects for Protective Devices | |
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| Summary | |
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| Failure Consequences | |
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| What Is a Failure Consequence? | |
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| Introduction to the Decision Diagram | |
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| Classifying Failure Modes as Evident or Hidden | |
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| Identifying Failure Consequences | |
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| Summary | |
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| Proactive Maintenance and Intervals | |
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| Proactive Maintenance in the Context of RCM | |
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| Criteria for Assigning a Proactive Maintenance Task | |
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| Scheduled Restoration and Scheduled Replacement Tasks | |
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| On-Condition Tasks | |
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| Combination of Tasks | |
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| Synchronizing Initial Task Intervals | |
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| Summary | |
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| Default Strategies | |
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| Procedural Checks | |
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| Failure Finding Tasks | |
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| Synchronizing Initial Task Intervals | |
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| No Scheduled Maintenance | |
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| Other Default Strategies | |
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| Important Notes Regarding Default Strategies | |
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| Summary | |
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| Analysis Validation and Implementation | |
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| Frequently-Asked Questions About the Validation Process | |
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| Implementing RCM Analysis Results | |
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| Summary | |
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| How to Initiate and Successfully Sustain an RCM Program | |
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| The Steps to Initiate an RCM Program | |
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| Sustaining an RCM Program | |
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| Summary | |
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| Frequently Asked Questions and Common Misconceptions about RCM | |
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| RCM FAQs | |
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| Common Misconceptions Regarding the RCM Process | |
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| RCM Is Only Part of the Solution | |
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| Two Fundamental Realities of Asset Management | |
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| The Application of Processes Less Robust than RCM | |
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| The RCM Solution | |
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| Summary | |
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| Appendices: | |
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| Steps to Initiate an RCM Program | |
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| Steps to Successfully Complete RCM Pilot Projects | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Index | |