"Jim August's theme is that RCM can be applied to an electric utility business in the throes of conversion to retail competition, and so forced to consider how best to control maintenance costs and improve reliability. He calls it Applied Reliability-Centered Maintenance (ARCM)." "This book introduces RCM to electric industry maintenance managers and engineers in a practical manner. It eliminates the academic toneof other traditional RCM texts and provides direct guidance on what organizations must do to achieve bottom-line RCM results now.""What's more, August's book translates RCM into terms and language for the everyday maintenance practitioner. While other RCM texts emphasize the original aerospace process, this text addresses the needs of electric power professionals - day-to-day work performance, repair/rework decisions, prioritizing work time, and running facilities."--Jacket.�Abstract: "Jim August's theme is that RCM can be applied to an electric utility business in the throes of conversion to retail competition, and so forced to consider how best to control maintenance costs and improve reliability. He calls it Applied Reliability-Centered Maintenance (ARCM)." "This book introduces RCM to electric industry maintenance managers and engineers in a practical manner. It eliminates the academic tone of other traditional RCM texts and provides direct guidance on what organizations must do to achieve bottom-line RCM results now.""What's more, August's book translates RCM into terms and language for the everyday maintenance practitioner. While other RCM texts emphasize the original aerospace process, this text addresses the needs of electric power professionals - day-to-day work performance, repair/rework decisions, prioritizing work time, and running facilities."--Jacket