M aintenance and Reliabilit y
AS I SEE IT
Jim Fitch
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Noria Corporation
Philosophies of
Transformational
Change and ICML 55
I fi rst met Ron Moore
in the early 1990s. He
is known as an icon in
the reliability commu-
nity and is the author of an excellent
book entitled What Tool? When? is
book tackles a delicate subject that is
both diffi cult and controversial. Moore
examines and contrasts the world's
most notorious and respected philos-
ophies in the fi eld of maintenance and
reliability. ese include lean manu-
facturing, kaizen, total productive
maintenance (TPM), Six Sigma, reli-
ability-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
benefi t or return for the lowest risk
or investment? How sustainable are
they? ese are all great questions
that require an answer, especially
for those seeking a major transfor-
mation 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
" e best
strategies are
those that
aff ect the
behavior and
activities
of the most
people."
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