The “Reliability Centered Lean Maintenance – RCM” methodology aims to ensure maximum system performance in terms of physical availability, operational reliability, safety, maximum service life and optimal cost, with the main purpose of producing the quantity, time, cost and quality required by the customer.
All of these aspects above will be achieved through the optimization of maintenance actions represented by optimized work plans.
The exclusive characteristics of the RCM methodology are the preservation of the System Function (Reliability); the identification of functional failures and dominant failure modes; the identification of potentially suitable types of Maintenance activities through a decision diagram and the selection of applicable and effective tasks.
The main benefits of the RCM methodology are the provision of rational bases for the Maintenance Plan; reducing maintenance costs (preventive maintenance); increasing the availability of the facility and forming a systematic basis for the continuous improvement process.
