RCM

This online manual will explain the IMS RCM (Reliability Centered Maintenance) Product.   This online manual describes how to use the IMS-RCM tool, the applicable formulas and the theoretical background of the tool. The basic objective ...

To use the RCM module, you needs to have an RCM role assigned in IMS. (This is done in the Security Settings ).  For more information on the RCM User Roles and their associated privileges see: For more information on User Management, Pass...

In RCM we follow the 7 questions of RCM: What are the functions and associated performance standards of the asset? Why do you have this asset? In what ways can it fail to fulfill its functions? What failures do happen? What causes each fun...

To enable the IMS-RCM tool to drive value, examples are provided on the tool functionality in line with the relevant RCM business process aspects. As it is assumed that the RCM business process and application of the RCM business process are known t...

All the IMS Common Data (also used by RCM) is defined in: Settings\Maintenance\Common Data . This includes Currencies and Labour Rates . Your RCM Admin has permission to edit this Common Data. This way he / she can add new / update Currenc...

For information on the IMS User Interface - Main Menus, Main Screens, Detail Pages, etc. see IMS User Interface - Overview . Take note of the Pinning feature: Via pinning a selection of objects – for instance a list of Equipment - can be...

This online manual describes the basic FLOCs and how to upload them. In this tutorial the basics of Flocs is explained, and how they can be registered in RCM. Here we demonstrate how this is done manually and with an upload-list. Note that t...

In RCM production assets are registered as a base for RCM analysis in the logic of: Company Site Plant Unit  This setup is also called the Top-level hierarchy.  The next asset levels involved are:  System Functional ...

This online manual describes how to upload your RCM Equipment. Since the RCM Equipment are located under Flocs, this tutorial assumes that the Flocs are created already. Creating new Equipment Permission: RCM Custodian A new Equipm...

RCM Equipment Condition Histories (ECHs) are aligned with the IMS ECHs as explained in IMS Condition Histories (ECHs) across Discipline . By default only ECHs with RCM related Disciplines (Electrical, Instrumentation, Mechanical Rotating, NRB, a...

This online manual explains how the PLEs used in RCM Analyses can be managed and updated. The PLE (Production Loss Equation) , in RCM represents the financial loss of lost production and is found in the ‘no maintenance situation’ - in th...

This online manual describes the Changes and Deferrals (CD) module. Objective and Purpose of the Change and Deferral module The objective of the Change and Deferral module in IMS-RCM is to support the Shell Asset Management System eleme...

We have created a number of RCM Tutorial videos. These videos cover the same material as the information in the Handbook articles. For your convenience, all of the tutorial videos are listed below: Main FLOC and Equipment Upload (Episode 1) ...