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Criticality analysis

Reliability-centered maintenance (RCM)

A core tool in the development of a maintenance strategy, RCM is often recommended for detecting and preventing failures where criticality is high and confidence in existing maintenance is low. The process determines what is required for an asset to keep fulfilling its intended function in its present operating context. RCM is effective in delivering a roadmap of appropriate tasks, frequencies, man-hours and skills mix.

Failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA)

FMEA, an integral part of the reliability centered maintenance process, identifies equipment failures and consequences by examining ways a component or machine can fail; causes for each failure mode; and effects of each failure. Especially useful during the design or operational phases, results are used as input to design tradeoffs, safety engineering, maintenance engineering, maintainability, logistics service support analysis, test equipment design and planning, and more.

Risk-based maintenance (RBM)

A quantitative, financially-based analysis technique, RBM establishes the relative worth of various maintenance tasks and serves as a continuous improvement tool. RBM defines opportunities for incremental improvement by eliminating low-value tasks and introducing tasks that address high commercial risk areas. Risk-based maintenance evaluates the current commercial risk and analyzes the costs and benefits of steps to mitigate failures.