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Reliability-based Maintenance Management of Engineering Assets

Unit Code:HES6901



Credit Points

Duration

Contact Hours

Campus

Prerequisite

Corequisite

12.5 Credit Points

 
1 semester

36 hours

Hawthorn


Nil

 
Nil

Related Course/s:

A unit of study in the
 

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Aims & Objectives:

This unit aims to develop student’s understanding and knowledge of maintaining engineering infrastructure facilities and assets. Upon learning in this unit of study, the students shall be able to:
  • Understand the key principles and value the emerging practices of managing various engineering infrastructure,facilities and assets
  • Appreciate the significance of balancing economic, social and environmental sustainability requirements in managing engineering facilities and assets in different industries
  • Apply reliability-based maintenance concepts and plant reliability engineering methods, for enhanced reliability and sustainable performance during different stages of asset facilitys life cycle.

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Teaching Methods:

On campus lectures, and
tutorials

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Assessment:

Two Individual Assignments: 60%
Group Project and presentation: 40%

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Generic Skills Outcomes:

On successful completion of this unit the student should be able to:
  • Identify and articulate the latest innovations in industry towards significant improvement in Assets reliability and sustainability of its performance,  
  • Link and synthesise knowledge gained in other related engineering management courses to critically assess condition of assets and measures required to improve its reliability in cost effective manner.
 

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Content:

  • Assets Maintenance Management, definition, function, place in the organisation. 
  • Assets Performance reliability – business case
  • Maintenance as Capability Assurance Function - to perform at specified levels
  • Maintenance Management Reporting and measurements. KPA – key performance areas, KPIs – functional, organisational and plant reliability types. 
  • Maintenance Philosophy, Strategy, Objectives, Programmes and Planning
  • Maintenance Root-Cause Analysis, FMECA, MTTM, MTBF. Utilisation of CMMS for planning and execution of Maintenance work.
  • Plant Reliability as a component of Co Quality System 
  • Quality and Risk mitigation Framework in Maintenance Management: model, overview 
  • RCM - Reliability Centred Maintenance, RCM Model, RCM Analysis and Planning Maintenance Requirements 
  • Reliability and Maintainability of Assets. Maintenance is a Reliability Function
  • Reliability Based Engineering, Reliability Modelling 
  • Sustainability based on Continuous Improvement Cycle, TPM and other modern types of maintenance management that involve operator participation 
  • Sustainability in maintenance performance 
  • Types of Maintenance: Reactive, Planned, Proactive, Preventative, Predictive, Condition-based. Optimisation of Maintenance Programs.

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Reading Materials:

To be informed during lectures.

Further reading materials available on Blackboard site for this unit.

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