Maintenance and Reliability Best Practices. Ramesh Gulati
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: