Advanced Reliability Strategy Engineering
Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM)
This course targets maintenance and reliability engineers and asset managers wanting to master Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM) methodology to build customized maintenance strategies achieving highest reliability at lowest operational cost based on SAE JA1011.
Duration: 4 Intensive Days
Verified Certificate
Target Audience
Maintenance & Reliability Engineers & Analysts.
Operations engineers and Asset Managers.
Maintenance planners and PM/PdM strategy designers.
Engineers striving to develop maintenance plans for critical industrial equipment.
What You Will Learn
Mastering the 7 RCM Questions
Understand full analysis steps from defining functions to selecting proper maintenance tasks.
Functions & Performance Standards
Accurately distinguish between primary and secondary asset functions and performance data.
Failure Analysis & Effects
Identify failure modes and their operational, environmental, and safety impacts.
Decision Tree & Strategy Selection
Use decision trees to choose between PM, PdM, or Run-to-Failure strategies.
Course Topics & Syllabus
| Module | Detailed Topic |
|---|---|
| RCM Principles & Basics | Historical philosophy, SAE JA1011 standard, and RCM importance in asset management. |
| System Boundaries & Functions | Defining equipment system boundaries and formulating functional statements and desired performance. |
| Functional Failures & Modes | Identifying functional failures, failure modes, and their causes. |
| Failure Effects Analysis | Classifying impacts: safety, environment, operations, and non-operational costs. |
| RCM Decision Tree | Applying logical thinking approach to select CBM, PM, or redesign tasks. |
| Practical Integration | Integrating RCM plans into CMMS/SAP and continuous improvement based on data. |