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The major benefits of RCM are :
Greater safety and environmental integrity, due to

 

 

  • the systematic review of safety and environmental implications of every failure mode before considering operational issues.

 

  •  clear strategies for preventing failure modes which can affect safety or the environment, and for the action to be taken if a suitable preventive task cannot be found.

  •  improved maintenance of existing protective devices.

  •  provision of new protective devices fewer failures caused by unnecessary maintenance.

 
Improved operating performance, due to

  • the systematic review of safety and environmental implications of every failure mode before considering operational issues.

  • clear strategies for preventing failure modes which can affect safety or the environment, and for the action to be taken if a suitable preventive task cannot be found.

  • improved maintenance of existing protective devices.

  •  provision of new protective devices.

  • fewer failures caused by unnecessary maintenance.

 
 Greater cost effectiveness, due to

  • less unnecessary routine maintenance (if applied to existing PM systems, RCM can reduce routine PM workloads by 40%-70%).

  • better buying of maintenance services.

  •  the prevention  or elimination of expensive failures.

  •  clearer operating policies, with regards to stand-by equipment.

  •  less need to use expensive experts because everyone has a much better knowledge of the plan.

 
Longer useful life of expensive items, due to

 
  • more appropriate usage of predictive maintenance techniques.
A comprehensive maintenance data base, which

  • reduces the effects of staff turnover with its attendant loss of experience and expertise.

  •  provides a much deeper general understanding of the equipment in its operating context.

  •  provides a foundation for introducing expert systems.

  •  leads to more accurate drawings and manuals.

  •  makes it easier to adapt to changing circumstances without having.

  •  to reconsider all maintenance policies and schedules for scratch.

Greater motivation of individuals

  • especially people who are involved in the application of RCM.  It leads to a greatly improved general understanding of the equipment in its operating context, together with a wider ownership of maintenance problems and their solutions.  It also means that solutions are more likely to endure.
Better teamwork

  • brought about by a group approach to maintenance problem analysis and decision making.  This improves communication and co-operation between

  • departments, production or operations departments and the maintenance function.

  •  people at different levels, management,  supervisors, technicians and operators.

  •  internal and external specialists, equipment designers, vendors, users and maintainers.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The result

A winning team