Equipment Reliability Optimization Using Predictive Reliability Centered Maintenance: A Case-Study Illustration and Comprehensive Literature Review

In this study, the application of reliability centered maintenance (RCM) to optimize the reliability of equipment is presented through a case-study illustration and comprehensive literature review. The need to conduct the review originates from data collected from one of manufacturing company in the middle east. The problem was that the data was inconclusive. In the introduction, the background, concepts and definitions related to RCM are presented. The methodology outlines the justification for the research and the purpose, which is to determine if the application of predictive reliability centered maintenance can optimize equipment reliability. The results and discussion section introduce the comprehensive review, studies conducted within the last five years are described to illustrate the application of RCM to optimize the reliability of equipment. The findings and conclusions are described to show this point. It is concluded that applying RCM can optimize equipment reliability because all the studies either show that using RCM or focusing on certain stages of RCM enhanced the reliability of equipment.