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RCM introduction: process and requirements management aspects

F. Backlund, P.A. Akersten

Journal of Quality in Maintenance Engineering

ISSN: 1355-2511

Article publication date: 1 September 2003

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Abstract

Organisations have introduced reliability‐centred maintenance (RCM) with a view to changing their overall way of performing maintenance. Many times, however, these organisations have experienced cumbersome or even failed RCM introduction. This is usually because of managerial and organisational obstacles, which more or less unexpectedly turn up during introduction. This paper focuses on managing the introduction of RCM. By applying process and requirement management principles, obstacles that turn up during introduction can be identified early on. As an example of this, we cite the results of a case study of the introduction of RCM in a Swedish hydropower company.

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Backlund, F. and Akersten, P.A. (2003), "RCM introduction: process and requirements management aspects", Journal of Quality in Maintenance Engineering, Vol. 9 No. 3, pp. 250-264. https://doi.org/10.1108/13552510310493701

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MCB UP Ltd

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