Uncertainties in the decision making of reliability centered maintenance (RCM) are discussed. These uncertainties might be unacceptable in many practical applications, leading to non-optimum maintenance strategies. An alternative approach, opening for speci®ed uncertainties is shown to correct this defect. Exemplifying the approach, a simple ®re detection system is discussed. q 2001 Elsevier Sc...

Abstract. New “enlightened” and holistic maintenance strategies are shaping the industrial world from inside, providing intelligent focused solutions where high availability, reliability safety required. Maintenance planning scheduling is an extremely daunting multi-faceted task which involves competences fairly different fields: customer support, quality, engineering, production, RAMS, cost es...