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Jim Fitch | Noria Corporation
AS I SEE IT
Maintenance and Reliability
Philosophies of
Transformational
Change and ICML 55
“The best
strategies are
those that
affect the
behavior and
activities
of the most
people.”
I first met Ron
Moore in the early
1990s. He is known
as an icon in the
reliability community and is
the author of an excellent book
entitled What Tool? When? This
book tackles a delicate subject that
is both difficult and controversial.
Moore examines and contrasts
the world’s most notorious and
respected philosophies in the field
of maintenance and reliability.
These include lean manufacturing,
k a i z en, tot a l produc t ive
maintenance (TPM), Six Sigma,
reliability-centered maintenance
(RCM), root cause analysis (RCA),
predictive maintenance (PdM)
and others.
Which of these philosophies does
a user organization really need?
Is there a priority order or logical
sequence to their use? Which
produces the greater benefit
or return for the lowest risk or
investment? How sustainable
are they? These are all great
questions that require an answer,
especially for those seeking a
major transformation in their
maintenance and reliability
programs.
For those of you in the reliability
field, this book is a must read.
Lectures and interviews with
Moore can also be found on
YouTube and in the “Rooted
in Reliability” podcasts for an
abridged understanding of his
main themes.
Moore in the Context
of Lubrication
Lubrication is a vast subject
and highly important to the
reliability and management of
physical mechanical assets. For
those who have read the recently
published ICML 55.1 standard,
this fact could not have been more
validated. This landmark standard
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