Maintenance and Reliability Best Practices. Ramesh Gulati

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can be applied to visual inspections.

      a. True

      b. False

      14. Understanding of a P-F interval should help in optimizing PM frequency.

      a. True

      b. False

      15. The best method of measuring the reliability of an asset is by counting downtime events.

      a. True

      b. False

      16. The primary purpose of scheduling is to coordinate maintenance jobs for the greatest utilization of the maintenance resources.

      a. True

      b. False

      17. What percentage of your assets should be ranked critical based on the risk to business?

      a. Less than 30%

      b. 30–50%

      c. Over 50%

      18. Vibration monitoring can detect uniform impeller wear.

      a. True

      b. False

      19. Understanding the known and likely causes of failures can help design a maintenance strategy for an asset to prevent or predict failure.

      a. True

      b. False

      20. Reliability can be improved easily after a maintenance plan has been put into operation.

      a. True

      b. False

      21. What percentage of maintenance work should be proactive?

      a. 100%

      b. 85% or more

      c. 50%

      22. MTBF is measured by operating time divided by the number of failures of an asset.

      a. True

      b. False

      23. Maintenance cost will decrease as reliability increases.

      a. True

      b. False

      24. The “F” on the P-F interval indicates that equipment is still functioning.

      a. True

      b. False

      25. A rule of thumb is that, on average, an experienced planner can plan work for how many craftspeople?

      a. 10

      b. 15

      c. 20 or more

      26. Which of the following is not a primary objective for implementing a planning process?

      a. Reduce reactive work

      b. Prevent delays during the maintenance process

      c. Mesh the production schedule and the maintenance schedule

      27. The best method of measuring the reliability of an asset is to know:

      a. MTTR

      b. MTBF

      c. Both

      28. With the exception of emergency work orders, planning and scheduling will benefit all maintenance work.

      a. True

      b. False

      29. Leading KPIs predict results.

      a. True

      b. False

      30. The sixth S in the 6S (also called 5S plus) process stands for safety.

      a. True

      b. False

      31. RCM stands for:

      a. Regimented centers of maintenance

      b. Reliability-centered maintenance

      c. Reliable centers of maintenance (uses best practices)

      32. The objective of RCM is to preserve functions.

      a. True

      b. False

      33. It does not cost anything to keep a part (material) in the storeroom after we bought and paid for it.

      a. True

      b. False

      34. The inventory turnover ratio for an MRO store should be:

      a. Less than 2

      b. Between 4 and 6

      c. Over 6

      35. PM compliance is a lagging KPI.

      a. True

      b. False

      36. Reliability is one key component of OEE.

      a. True

      b. False

      37. Reliability and maintainability can only be designed in.

      a. True

      b. False

      38. Creating a reliability culture from a reactive mode can be accomplished in a short period of time if enough resources are made available.

      a. True

      b. False

      39. Karl Fischer’s coulometric titration method is an effective technique to determine the metallic content (in PPM) in an oil sample.

      a. True

      b. False

      40. An IR thermography window is an effective method to satisfy NFPA 70E arc flash requirements.

      a. True

      b. False

      41. FMEA is applicable only to assets currently in use.

      a. True

      b. False

      42. RCM methodology can’t be used effectively on new systems being designed.

      a. True

      b. False

      43. Properly training the M&R workforce can increase asset and plant (factory) availability.

      a. True

      b. False

      44. TPM is a type of maintenance performed by the operators.

      a. True

      b. False

      45. Lagging KPIs are the results of a process.

      a. True

      b. False

      46. EOQ improves the inventory turn ratio.

      a. True

      b. False

      47. New incoming oil from the supplier is always clean and ready to be used.

      a. True

      b. False

      48. Which phase of the asset life cycle has the highest cost?

      a. Design

      b. Acquisition

      c. O&M

      49. Most of the maintenance costs become fixed:

      a. After installation of the asset

      b. During the operation phase

      c. During the design phase

      50. RCM provides the best results when used:

      a. During operation (production)

      b. During design/development

      c. After an asset has failed or keeps failing

      d. During build/fabrication

      51. How soon we can restore an asset is measured by:


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