ABSTRACT
In an evolving technological world, the growing mechanization and automation as well as the increased focus on cost, productivity, and risk demand precise asset management strategies and maintenance tactics. Reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) is well established as the preeminent technique for establishing the best maintenance task to be done in a scheduled maintenance program. In this chapter we
8.1 Introduction .................................................................................................. 190 8.2 What Is RCM? .............................................................................................. 192 8.3 Why Use RCM? ............................................................................................ 192 8.4 Who Should Use RCM? ................................................................................ 195 8.5 The RCM Process ......................................................................................... 196 8.6 What Does It Take to Do RCM? ...................................................................203
