RCM TODAY DOES
NOT RESEMBLE IT'S ORIGIN
RCM can be a powerful reliability tool
but unfortunately, it has morphed and transformed into what it has unjustly become today.... that being a complex
process that is difficult to implement, and very costly
to undertake. That is NOT how RCM was intended to be. As a result, I have re-introduced the basic grassroots fundamental concepts
of the RCM process in the manner it was always intended to be by its founders Nowlan and Heap, so that RCM can reach a new
plateau of understanding by the average layperson, thusly making the entire process less daunting, more straightforward, and
simpler.
Virtually
all of my clients were previously intimately familiar with RCM, and in fact, had tried various RCM versions... none of which
were successful. They ranged from the ultra simplistic streamlined versions to the ultra complex, obfuscated, and complicated
versions. The really simple versions were insufficiently robust to make any reasonable improvement to their preventive
maintenance program. The complex, overly complicated versions could not be readily implemented. After their RCM
nightmares and failures, those clients chose to contact me!
Every single client I have worked with has had extremely successful
results in improving their asset reliability, plant safety, cost effectiveness, and PM program stature. I would gladly
provide references from any one of my numerous clients (they are noted in this website) who will attest to their successful
RCM experience.
IT'S WEEKS NOT YEARS!
While most of today's renditions of RCM are measured in the number of years it takes to complete the process...
with my training seminar, the time to complete a COMPREHENSIVE RCM ANALYSIS FOR ALL COMPONENTS IN A PLANT
OR FACILITY SHOULD NOT EXCEED SIX TO EIGHT WEEKS AT MOST!
MYTHS ABOUT RCM
Some
of the greatest myths about RCM are as follows:
... RCM should not be
attempted by the layman.
... RCM requires a specialized facilitator
regimen.
... RCM is a very difficult process to implement.
... RCM is by definition an expensive process.
... RCM can only be accomplished by experts.
Obviously,
all of these above myths, like all myths, are untrue.
WHAT IS A PLANT OR FACILITY ?
In my book, a plant and a facility are synonymous.
They are the entities for which you should maintain
a preventive maintenance program. They include any entity or asset where it is unacceptable to incur
an unplanned shutdown, a loss of production or generation capability, a regulatory violation,
environmental hazards, or any safety hazards such as fires,explosions, or personnel
injuries.
In essence, it is any entity or asset that manufactures a product or produces an output where it is unacceptable to incur unplanned
interruptions of the operation or worse yet an unwanted disaster.
