This is a new workshop greatly expands on the theme of how to be successful applying RCM in any venue. It will be presented by a former practitioner and former commercial supplier of RCM analysis services with over 30 years experience overseeing application of the principles of RCM in military, industrial, utility and government activity applications.

He has written extensively on the subject. His company no longer offers RCM analysis services, endorses no specific approach to RCM, Variants or Derivatives and has no financial ties to any organization that does.

This workshop is based on Advancing Reliability and Maintenance. 3rd edition published in December 2007, he and his co-author, R. Keith Young, have taken a neutral-to-positive stance on all approaches to RCM. His intent is to educate prospective users and services providers to take a new look at RCM principles, various approaches available in the marketplace and potential benefits. His presentation describes pitfalls to avoid in order to improve chances for a successful outcome. For the first time, readiness factors to consider before entering into an RCM project are described and discussed. He has developed for presentation in this workshop a logical description, partially based on actual applications, of how RCM fits with other major maintenance and reliability initiatives such as Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), 6 Sigma) and Procedure Based Maintenance (PBM). In addition he will present for the first time a Preventive Maintenance Optimization logic that provides a screening tool for assessing current tasks, task periodicity and assignment criteria prior to preparation of procedures for their execution.

• History of RCM and rationale for its development and evolution in various organizations

• Economic factors and forces that led to the development of RCM Variants and Derivatives, the Society of Automotive and Aerospace Engineers (SAE) RCM Standard and its relationship to the SAE Failure Modes and Effects Analysis Standards

• Descriptions of various approaches to “Classical” RCM, Variants and Derivatives:

– Classical RCM – 80/20 RCM

– Super-classical RCM (RCM II) – Modified Classical RCM

– Experienced Based Maintenance – Blitz RCM or RCM Blitz

– Profit Centered Maintenance – Value Based RCM

– Risk Focused Maintenance – Streamlined RCM or SRCM

– Combinations of the above – PM & PdM Program Conversion and Optimization

• Avoiding pitfalls in the execution of projects utilizing any of the above approaches and the obligations of both client and services providers to assure success

• Assessing readiness to successfully apply RCM to facilities or vehicles by internal (self )audit of an organization

• Evolution and rationale for metrics to determine whether or not to perform any approach to RCM analysis on a particular asset and, when you decide to do so, metrics to use for three phases of an RCM Project (Analysis, Implementation and Benefits phases)

• Between 60 and 80 metrics will be defined for possible use in various venues

• Results of an RCM Survey conducted by Internet with over 200 participants in early 2005

• How RCM methodology fits into broader reliability and maintenance strategies with actual examples of strategy overviews presented

• How to link RCM with other maintenance and reliability processes and methodologies including, but not limited to Total Production Maintenance TPM), Six Sigma, various “maintenance scorecards,” and other elements of asset management and assessment

The Workshop leader during this one day effort will:

• Lead a discussion on why RCM seems to be losing favor or has never been accepted by Maintenance and Reliability professionals in many industries

• Encourage participants to describe their concepts of better or more logical bases for maintenance and reliability programs

• Suggest alternative outcomes of that may be possible from the final steps of any RCM method for consideration and discussionby workshop participants

• Suggest for discussion what practitioners who recognize the benefits of RCM can do to improve the end results of any RCM project

• Describe ways of bringing about culture change where needed to achieve buy-in to an RCM-based maintenance and reliability strategy

This workshop is designed to assist maintenance and reliability professionals develop an understanding of alternate paths to the development and implementation of effective maintenance strategies.

The workshop emphasizes the PM Optimization (PMO) methodology, an RCM based approach to maintenance analysis.

Whereas RCM was developed for new plant and the design process, PMO was developed specifically to improve the performance of established maintenance operations quickly and effectively utilizing RCM principles.

Rather than starting from scratch and evaluating many failure possibilities, PMO directly focuses on plant and personnel productivity by:

• Eliminating all redundant PM work and task duplication;

• Ensuring that all PM is done at the correct interval by the most effective means;

• Achieving substantial improvements in uptime by moving to a more rational maintenance program based on specific business and production needs;

• Quickly identifying preventable failures and addressing them through PM tasks.

• Forming a close knit relationship amongst those involved in managing the plant at the “grass roots” level, that is, the operators, trades people and other hands-on specialists. A significant strength in the program is its ability to harness the latent knowledge of these people and empower them to “make a difference”.

• Focusing on implementation rather than analysis

• Providing a return of up to 5 to 1 or more on labor invested in the program.

By attending this workshop participants will also discover:

• The limitations of both statistical and classical RCM methods ... and how to implement RCM but
avoid becoming one of those failure statistics.

• Where to find the quick hits that are so important to gaining momentum.

• How to use software effectively to streamline the analysis and implementation process, record the basis for decisions and to form the basis of a living, continuous improvement program.

• How to engage all those people who are indirectly involved in the maintenance improvement program.

Enterprise Asset Management implementation is the holistic approach to managing the value of your assets through their lifecycle. Companies all over the world are realizing that EAM systems offer the most effective way to optimize equipment reliability, maximize profit and sharpen efficiency.

This workshop teaches an approach that manages all components (financial, operational, maintenance) that impact the life-cycle value of an asset and creates an effective standardized environment with far reaching benefits.

Participants will learn how to create a successful, sustainable EAM implementation with the following benefits:

• Increase uptime which will increase output production

• Deliver reduced operating costs

• Deliver reduced inventory costs through effective supply chain management

• Create an efficient environment that will act as a model throughout every department at the enterprise level

• Deliver increased asset life and improved asset health

Approximately one third of all companies have a maintenance planner. Less than 10% of those planners are being utilized efficiently. Inefficient use of the planner position produces higher maintenance material costs, increased overtime and an increase in maintenance repair costs.

This workshop provides best practice instruction on the roles and responsibilities of planners and supervisors. Participants work individually and in teams to accomplish the course objectives.

Teamwork and communication are emphasized heavily during this training. Participants are encouraged to network and share their personal experiences.

Learn How To :

• Understand common maintenance problems, delays and inefficiencies

• Define the nature of repair (reactive) vs. maintaining (proactive)

• Sustain the commitment and support of management

• Apply a maintenance assessment and proactive maintenance time line

• Coordinate the responsibilities of maintenance supervisors and planners

SAP Plant Maintenance (now EAM) is popular maintenance software used my many major companies, yet most struggle to tap into the full potential of this Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. After the initial implementation investment, many maintenance organizations resign themselves to using only the minimal functions needed to “get ‘er done”.

Join experts from Ivara who have helped hundreds of clients develop technically-based maintenance plans in SAP-Plant Maintenance and other EAMs using an effective Maintenance Task Analysis (MTA) process. Participants will be guided step-by-step through the MTA process from systems identification and risk prioritization to building reliability-based programs to rolling the resulting work plans into the SAP-PM module.

For more critical assets or assets that require a more thorough understanding, this workshop also covers the basics of maintenance work process development using RCM2, a rigorous Reliability Centered Maintenance process developed by reliability pioneer, John Moubray, founder of The Aladon Network.

See the latest technology to determine which failure modes analysis approach is best for an asset and review software tools to enhance SAP-PM in work process development, proactive maintenance planning and performance analytics.

If you use SAP Plant Maintenance or EAM or think you will be in the future, this is a “must attend” workshop.