-- Includes detailed instructions for implementing an RCM program-- Presents a series of real-world power plant applications-- Provides helpful information on how RCM fits into Total Quality ManagementReliability-Centered Maintenance is an expert guide that discusses and evaluates current preventive maintenance (PM) practices, as well as demonstrates how the reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) method provides for extremely cost-effective manufacturing. Readers are provided with complete information on how this methodology has been applied to accomplish exceptional PM results. This new edition takes the very successful commercial airline maintenance strategy and explains how it fits into utility, petrochemical, and other various industrial/manufacturing plants to achieve reduced downtime as well as reduced O&M, costs. The whole RCM concept is expanded into the role it plays in an overall world-class maintenance strategy.