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CMMS Maintenance Terms Glossary

This document is a glossary of terms related to maintenance CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System) and reliability. It defines key terms such as CMMS, asset, preventive maintenance, predictive maintenance, corrective maintenance, reliability, and root cause analysis. The glossary provides definitions for other important terms including FMEA, MTBF, MTTR, work orders, downtime, spare parts inventory, failure rate, RCM, condition-based monitoring, criticality analysis, TPM, work order priority, KPIs, and critical assets. The purpose is to help users in maintenance and reliability fields better understand and manage related processes.

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CMMS Maintenance Terms Glossary

This document is a glossary of terms related to maintenance CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System) and reliability. It defines key terms such as CMMS, asset, preventive maintenance, predictive maintenance, corrective maintenance, reliability, and root cause analysis. The glossary provides definitions for other important terms including FMEA, MTBF, MTTR, work orders, downtime, spare parts inventory, failure rate, RCM, condition-based monitoring, criticality analysis, TPM, work order priority, KPIs, and critical assets. The purpose is to help users in maintenance and reliability fields better understand and manage related processes.

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Glossary of terms related to

Maintenance CMMS (Computerized


Maintenance Management System)
and Reliability:

Date: October 20, 2023


Prepared by: Thilagaraj
This presentation is for informational purposes only.
Glossary Maintenance & Reliability
Computerized Maintenance Management System A software solution used for managing
CMMS maintenance activities, including work orders, asset management, scheduling, and
maintenance history

Asset Any physical item, equipment, or component that an organization owns and maintains

Preventive Scheduled maintenance activities performed to prevent equipment failures and ensure
Maintenance reliability.

Maintenance activities based on data and analysis to predict when equipment may fail,
Predictive Maintenance
allowing maintenance to be performed just in time.

Corrective
Unplanned maintenance performed to fix equipment failures or breakdowns.
Maintenance

Reliability The ability of equipment or systems to function as expected without failure or breakdown

Root Cause Analysis A process of identifying the underlying causes of equipment failures to prevent them from
(RCA): recurring.
Glossary Maintenance & Reliability
Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA): A systematic method for evaluating and
FMEA
prioritizing potential failure modes of a system or equipment.

Mean Time Between Failures: A reliability metric representing the average time between
MTBF
two consecutive failures of a system or equipment.

MTTR Mean Time to Repair: The average time required to repair a failed system or equipment.

A document that outlines a maintenance task, including its description, priority, and
Work Order
required resources.

The period during which equipment or systems are not operational due to maintenance,
Downtime
failures, or other reasons.

Spare Parts Inventory A stock of replacement parts and materials used for maintenance and repairs

Failure Rate The frequency at which a component or system fails over time
Glossary Maintenance & Reliability
Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM): A systematic approach to developing a
RCM
maintenance strategy that maximizes equipment reliability

Condition-Based
Using sensors and data to continuously monitor equipment conditions and performance.
Monitoring

The process of determining the importance and impact of equipment failures on operations
Criticality Analysis:
and safety.

Total Productive Maintenance (TPM): A comprehensive approach to maintenance that


TPM
involves all employees in the organization to maximize equipment effectiveness

Assigning levels of urgency to maintenance tasks to ensure that critical issues are addressed
Work Order Priority
promptly.

Key Performance Indicator): Metrics and measurements used to evaluate the performance of
KPI
maintenance activities and equipment reliability.

key piece of equipment or system that, if it were to fail, would have a significant negative
Critical Assets
impact on an organization's operations, safety, or goals
This glossary provides an overview of terms commonly used in the fields of
Maintenance CMMS and Reliability to help you better understand and
manage maintenance and reliability-related processes.

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