Introduction
This course provides participants with a solid foundation in Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM) – a structured methodology recognized by international standards (SAE JA1011/JA1012). RCM ensures that physical assets continue to deliver their intended functions in a safe, reliable, and cost-effective manner.
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Understand the principles, logic, and applications of RCM.
- Define equipment functions and functional failures.
- Identify failure modes and analyze their consequences.
- Select appropriate and effective maintenance strategies.
- Integrate condition monitoring and predictive maintenance technologies.
- Apply RCM results to improve asset reliability and optimize maintenance programs.
Who should attend
- Maintenance engineers, planners, and supervisors.
- Operations and production professionals.
- Plant engineers and asset managers.
- Reliability and asset improvement specialists.
- Technical leaders and coordinators responsible for plant performance.
Benefits
- Comprehensive understanding of the RCM process and methodology.
- Ability to analyze system functions, failures, and risks in a structured way.
- Skills to develop optimized, risk-based maintenance strategies.
- Improved ability to balance reliability, safety, and cost.
- Exposure to international best practices and local industry case studies.
- Hands-on practice through workshops and group exercises.
Course Outline
Day 1 – Introduction & Foundations
- Introduction to Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM)
- History, principles, and international standards (SAE JA1011/1012)
- Role of RCM in Asset Management and Maintenance Strategy
- Functions and functional failures
- Criticality assessment and equipment selection
Day 2 – RCM Analysis Process
- Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
- Consequence evaluation: safety, environmental, operational, and economic impact
- Decision logic for maintenance task selection
- Maintenance strategies: run-to-failure, preventive, predictive, failure-finding
- Case study workshops: analyzing sample equipment
Day 3 – Implementation & Application
- Developing maintenance plans and optimizing resources
- Integrating condition monitoring and predictive technologies
- Using failure data and industry databases
- Implementing RCM in organizations: challenges and success factors
- Workshop: group RCM analysis on selected plant equipment
- Review and conclusion
