RCM++ offers a complete set of utilities to address the analysis steps specific to reliability centered maintenance (RCM). These steps include selecting the equipment to be analyzed, performing the functional failure analysis, evaluating (categorizing) the effects of failure and selecting maintenance tasks. In addition, you can use RCM++’s Scheduled Task Packaging utility to group tasks for the most efficient allocation of resources.
For a general overview of the techniques and requirements of RCM analysis, see Background: RCM.
The RCM++ software combines RCM capabilities and FMEA capabilities together in the same software interface. Although the property names within the software are fully configurable to fit the specific analysis terminology used by your organization, the Ribbon commands, icons and window names are the same for all projects. Therefore, regardless of whether you are performing an RCM analysis or an FMEA, all of the information related to the functions and failure modes will be displayed in the FMEA tab of the Analysis panel and you will use the commands in the FMEA Ribbon to manage this information. In other words, the term "FMEA" is often used within the software interface in place of “functional failure analysis.”
In addition, when a name is not configurable, the term "Failure" is used to refer to the second level in the analysis hierarchy and the term "Cause" is used to refer to the fourth level. If you are performing an RCM analysis, you might refer to these levels as the "Functional Failure" and "Failure Mode." If you are performing an FMEA analysis, you might refer to these levels as the "Failure Mode" and "Cause."
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