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The RCM Perspective on Maintenance
Maintenance has gained momentum and is now at the heart of many companies
activities due to its vital role in the areas of safety, liability,
productivity, quality, system reliability, regulatory compliance,
profitability and environment preservation. With this new paradigm, new
awareness, realities, challenges and opportunities are being presented to
maintenance and operations specialists in various industries. In the
center-stage spotlight of maintenance, there is a strategy called
Reliability Centered Maintenance, or RCM. This article provides some
background on the RCM perspective on maintenance along with a brief
introduction to the major principles.
To read more, see
http://www.weibull.com/hotwire/issue71/hottopics71.htm
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Reliability Basics |
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How Good Is Your Assumed Distribution's Fit?
After fitting a distribution model to a data set when performing life data
analysis, we are often interested in diagnosing the model's fit or comparing
the fit of different distributions. In addition to the engineering knowledge
that should always govern the choice of distribution model, there are many
statistical tools that can help in deciding whether or not a distribution
model is a good choice from a statistical point of view. These tools can
also be used to compare the fit of different distributions. This article
presents a survey of various statistical tools available in
Weibull++ that can be used to assess the fit of a distribution model
and compare it to other distributions.
To read more, see
http://www.weibull.com/hotwire/issue71/relbasics71.htm
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Tool Tips |
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Hot News |
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Happy
New Year!
- 2006 was a busy and exciting year for all of us here at
ReliaSoft. Thank you for being a big part of it. We apologize if we
missed you during the extended holiday break-- we were busy moving
our Corporate Headquarters to a brand new building. You can still
reach us at the same phone number, but we ask that you make a note
of our new address below.
ReliaSoft Worldwide Headquarters
1450 S. Eastside Loop
Tucson, AZ 85710-6703
520-886-0410 International
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Advanced Registration for
International Applied Reliability Symposium (ARS): June 20 - 22,
2007, San Diego, CA - Plan ahead and
take advantage of the Advanced Registration discount! The
2007 ARS, North America has
been booked at the
Catamaran Resort Hotel, which is just steps from Mission Bay, the
world's largest aquatic park ;
walking distance to the Pacific Ocean;
and minutes away from Sea
World.
ARS provides a forum for expert presenters from industry and
government to come together with reliability practitioners from all
over the world to discuss the application of reliability principles
to meet real-world challenges.
Advanced Registrations are currently being accepted at
http://www.ARSymposium.org/register.htm until April 20th,
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MSMT Right Around the Corner: February 19- 23
Our first Master the Subject Master the Tools
seminar of the year in the U.S.(MSMT Foundations:
RS401, RS402, & RS403) will be held February 19 - 23 in Tucson,
Arizona. Due to the popularity of both the course and the
destination (few can resist Tucson, AZ in the wintertime!), this
particular seminar has filled to capacity in the past. For those
seriously considering this event, please make your reservations
early to avoid scheduling issues. Click here for additional
information:
http://Seminars.ReliaSoft.com/dates.htm. |
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Public
Training Event Calendar |
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February
2007 |
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February 19 - 23, 2007:
MSMT Foundations in
Milan, Italy |
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February 19 - 23, 2007:
MSMT Foundations
in
Tucson, Arizona |
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March 2007 |
| March 1
- 2, 2007:
RS 440
Reliability Analysis (Electronics)
in
Philippines |
| March
14 - 16, 2007:
RS 521
Advanced QALT
in
Frankfurt, Germany |
| March
26 - 30, 2007:
MSMT
Foundations
in
Malaysia |
| March
26 - 28, 2007:
RS 522
Advanced System Analysis
in
Tucson,
Arizona |
| March
29 - 30, 2007:
RS 470
FMEA/FMECA
in
Tucson,
Arizona |
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April
2007 |
| April
11 - 13, 2007:
International Applied Reliability Symposium
in
Frankfurt, Germany |
| April
19 - 20, 2007:
International Applied Reliability Symposium
in
Chennai,
India |
| April
23 - 27, 2007:
MSMT
Foundations
in
Tucson,
Arizona |
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