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9. PMO (Plant Maintenance Optimization) method
9.1 Origin and background
The Plant Maintenance Optimisation (PMO) method was developed in the late 1990s by Steve Turner . The origin of his PMO method stems from his frustration with the results obtained with conventional MBF in traditional industrial sectors. As a result of the expertise he had acquired through the application of MBF, he identified recurring weaknesses in the majority of preventive maintenance programs:
traditional maintenance programs, which have never been designed from the outset, result in 40-60% of tasks...
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Bibliography
Software tools
RELIASOFT, 2014 Synthesis S. Eastside Loop, Tucson, AZ 85710-6703, USA http://www.reliasoft.com
ITEM, 2014, Tool Kit Suite – Reliability Analysis Software http://www.itemsoft.com/item_toolkit.html
ALD, 2013, RAM Commander,...
Websites
Plant Maintenance Resource Center in the United States http://www.plant-maintenance.com/
American Petroleum Institute http://www.api.org
Society of Automotive Engineers http://www.sae.org
...Standards and norms
- Maintenance – Maintenance terminology. - EN-13306 - 2010
- Operator/Manufacturer scheduled maintenance development, Volume 1 – Fixed wing aircraft – volume 2 – Rotorcraft, Air Transport Association - MSG-3 - 2013
- Risk-based inspection, second edition - API RP 580 - 2009
- Risk-based inspection technology, second edition - API RP 581 - 2008
- Risk-based inspection and maintenance procedures...
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