RCM Top-level Hierarchy

In RCM, production assets are registered in a hierarchical structure that serves as the basis for RCM analyses.

The top-level hierarchy consists of the following asset levels:

• Company

• Site

• Plant

• Unit 

Additional asset levels include: 

• System

• Functional Location (FLOC)

• Equipment.

It is recommended to carefully configure the top-level hierarchy in IMS-RCM as closely as possible to the Site’s Asset Register. This asset register is often maintained in the maintenance management system such as SAP.

For more information about configuring the hierarchy, see Configuring the Toplevel via Settings. Only users with the RCM Admin role have permissions to edit these settings.

PLE

The PLE (Production Loss Equation) is also defined in Settings\Toplevel. Only the RCM Admin and RCM Custodian have permissions to manage PLE settings.

The PLE is used in the Economics Consequences tab of RCM Analyses. There, you can register the amount and the duration of a reduced throughput resulting from equipment failure.

For more information on the PLE configuration, see Production Loss Equation. 

To see how to manage and update PLEs for RCM Analyses, see Updating PLEs in RCM.