Reliability Centered Maintenance

Abstract

This paper addresses the requirement for Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) in fielded weapon systems. While RCM is incorporated into developing weapon systems through the Logistics Support Analysis (LSA) process, it is not fully utilized in the post production process. Systems fielded with the benefit of RCM are not routinely revisited to ensure that the inherent reliability is being achieved. Preventive maintenance tasks are modified, primarily as a result of user response and not through the integrated use of usage data and viable engineering analysis. The use of Reliability Centered Maintenance as an alternative maintenance strategy, service wide, is recommended to ensure that the inherent reliability of a weapon system is realized at minimum cost.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 21, 1991
Accession Number
ADA236693

Entities

People

  • Robert E. Love

Organizations

  • Naval War College

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Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Classification
  • Department Of Defense
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Light Armored Vehicles
  • Logistics
  • Logistics Support
  • Maintenance
  • Marine Corps
  • Navy
  • Preventive Maintenance
  • Systems Analysis
  • Systems Engineering
  • Systems Management
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare
  • Weapons

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

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