Economic Model in Support of Reliability Centered Maintenance

Abstract

This paper provides an overview of the Reliability Centered Maintenance process and describes a reinforcing process to assist in determining potential maintenance tasks that are cost effective. This unique analysis process is used to facilitate selecting appropriate tasks when multiple maintenance task options exist to maintain the inherent reliability of a system. Cost is one of the critical considerations that should be addressed when developing a maintenance philosophy involving non-critical tasks for functionally significant equipment.