Typically, much less regard is paid to external suppliers and the risk present when dealing with them. As a minimum, suppliers are the sources of materials, services and expert attention which enables the company to feed its business model. When done well, a high-performance risk-aware...

In a single useful volume, Vibration Fundamentals explains the basic theory, applications, and benefits of vibration analysis, which is the dominant predictive maintenance technique used with maintenance management programs. All mechanical equipment in motion generates a vibration profile, or...

Front Cover -- Rules of Thumb for Maintenance and Reliability Engineers -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Contents -- Introduction-The Recommended First Step to Rules of Thumb in Reliability Engineering -- Part I: The Basics of Maintenance and Reliability -- Chapter 1: Understanding...