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The New Weibull Analysis Handbook
by Dr. Robert Abernathy

Weibull analysis is the world's most popular method of analyzing and predicting failures and malfunctions of all types. The method identifies the category of failure: infant mortality, random or wear out.  Weibull analysis provides the quantitative information needed for making RCM decisions which are often made from a qualitative approach.  Weibull failure predictions are accurate even with very small samples of data.   Weibull analysis calculates optimal parts replacement intervals for minimizing cost.  Weibull analysis is needed for making risk based inspection decisions to take action or defer action on potential failures.

More...Click here to read Chapter 1 (550k .pdf)


Practical Reliability Engineering
by
Patrick D. T. O'Connor

Practical Reliability Engineering provides a comprehensive, up-to-date description of all the important methods for the design, development, manufacture and maintenance of reliable engineering products and systems. More...Click here to read Chapter 1 (127 .pdf)


THE RELIABILITY SECRETS OF NORTH AMERICA’S MOST PROFITABLE STEEL MANUFACTURER: A CASE STUDY OF DOFASCO INC.

All North American steel manufacturers face the same challenges: foreign competition, rising costs and falling prices. Dofasco responds to the challenges better than anyone; they are North America’s most profitable steel company.

How does Dofasco do it? Can you become your industry’s most profitable firm by applying Dofasco’s reliability secrets?

More...Click here to read THE RELIABILITY SECRETS OF NORTH AMERICA’S MOST PROFITABLE STEEL MANUFACTURER (569k pdf)


Moving from a Repair-Focused to a Reliability-Focused Culture
By
Sandy Dunn, Director, Assetivity Pty Ltd

Summary:
This paper will discuss the five key elements required to successfully transition from a traditional, repair-focused organizational culture, to a proactive, reliability-focused culture, and reap the rewards of increased performance of both equipment and people.

• Ensuring a Long-Term Strategic Focus
• Aligning Reward Systems with Strategic Goals
• Better Integration between Production and Maintenance
• Creating Opportunities for Teamwork and Organizational Learning
Strong, Committed Leadership

Based on our experience, most culture change initiatives will fail without all of these elements being present.

Introduction:
Most maintenance organizations are looking to move their culture from a repair-focused culture to a reliability-focused organization – but what are the characteristics of each of these types of culture?

More...Click here to read Moving from a Repair-focused to a Reliability-focused Culture (105k .pdf)


Managing Availability for Improved Bottom-Line Results
by Bill Ketter, CMRP

During the past five to eight years, the role of maintenance manager has evolved from merely keeping equipment running to that of physical asset manager. The goal of the physical asset manager is to maximize profits by managing physical assets in a way that provides the optimum level of physical availability. This paper provides a framework for managing availability goals to help meet the financial goals of an organization.

More...Click here to read Managing Availability for Improved Bottom-Line Results (281k pdf)


Reliability Improvement For The New Millennium
By Chris Traianou, Senior Reliability Planner
Western Australia’s Water Corporation

Within many large scale plant based industries, maintenance costs can account for as much as 40% of an operational budget. The maintenance effort is therefore easily identified at a corporate level as a source of savings. Costs in maintenance can be cut in either a beneficial, or a detrimental manner. The best business outcome would be to both reduce costs and optimise current maintenance effort to increase reliability. It is in this environment that Western Australia’s Water Corporation (covering the vast State of Western Australia), has embarked on a project-based reliability improvement initiative.

More...Click here to read Reliability Improvement For The New Millennium (100k pdf)


The Errors in Availability
By Daryl Mather

Availability is a good measure of effectiveness. However it is not the only measure and is not a very good indication when taken in isolation. Although there are various forms of measuring effectiveness, a combination of both availability and MTBF will provide a more accurate form of measurement.

A further, and even more accurate measure is that of Mean Time Between Fault (as opposed to failure). Basically measuring the average time between required maintenance interventions of the equipment.

More...Click here to read The Errors in Availability (32k pdf)


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