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Abbreviation		Full title		Definition
CMMS		Computerised Maintenance Management System		Software used for managing the administration of maintenance activities & resources
CSA		Critical Spares Analysis		A technique used to evaluate the risks and costs associated with storing (or not storing) spares for key items of equipment
Kaizen		Continuous Improvement		Continual pursuit of improvements in quality, cost, design and delivery
KPI		Key Performance Indicator		A set of measures that enable a company to benchmark its performance against a set of internally defined targets or others
LFM		Lean Focused Maintenance		An Operator Maintenance Programme incorporating the principals of Lean Manufacturing with elements of RCM
MTBF		Mean Time Between Failures		The average time a machine or component will run for before if fails
MTTR		Mean Time to Repair		The average time it takes to carry out a repair on a machine or component of a machine
OEE		Overall Equipment Effectiveness		A measure of how efficient equipment operates based on a theoretical maximum production rate The maximum production rate is based on equipment operating at 100% speed, 100% of the available time & producing 100% quality product
RCA		Root Cause Analysis		A collective term for a number of different techniques such as 5 WHY’s or Fishbone analysis used to determine root causes of equipment failures
RCM		Reliability Centred Maintenance		A technique for optimising equipment reliability and maintenance cost originating from the aircraft industry
SMED		Single Minute Exchange of Die		A technique for optimising the amount of lost time spent on changing equipment settings between product variations
TPM		Total Productive Maintenance		Maintenance regimes aimed at improving the reliability, consistency and capacity of machinery
VSM		Value Stream Mapping		A method of visually mapping a product's production path. It can be a starting point to help identify waste and its causes
5S		The Five S's of Visual Management		Sort, Simplify, Sweep, Standardise, Self-Discipline. Basic housekeeping for lean manufacturing, quality and safety

 

 

 

AXEL Industry Computerised Maintenance Management System