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ANALYSIS - RCM VERSUS RCA

There is a basic but very real misconception concerning the roles of RCM (Reliability Centered Maintenance) and RCA (Root Cause Analysis) in today's operating facility. This is due primarily to the fact the most people think that the two programs do virtually the same thing - nothing could be further from the truth. More . . .

Editor's Note: This bi-monthly series of articles on root cause failure analysis is from our good friends at the Reliability Center.

What is the True Downtime Cost (TDC)?
By Don Fitchett

The key to realizing greater savings from more informed management decisions is to predetermine the "True" cost of downtime for each profit center category. TDC is a methodology of analyzing all cost factors associated with downtime, and using this information for cost justification and day to day management decisions. Most likely, this data is already being collected in your facility, and need only be consolidated and organized according to the TDC guidelines.

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