RAM/LCC Management

RAM/LCC Management

Context

The topics of RAM (reliability, availability and maintainability) and LCC (life cycle costs) are among the decisive factors when awarding contracts in the rail industry. However, interested parties from outside the industry (such as the oil and gas industry) have already recognized the increasing importance of these topics.

DURATION: 4 days / 32 hours

Languages: German, English

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Lecturer

Andreas Krönert

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Further information

  • Explanation of all relevant RAM/LCC topics
  • Suggestions for improving the RAM/LCC business
  • Focus on ISO 22163 (IRIS standard) and the FRACAS process
  • Communication of best practices and solutions that can be seamlessly integrated into day-to-day business
  • Managers and engineers from the fields of marketing / sales, engineering, project management, testing, commissioning, maintenance, quality management

  • Internal auditors

  • RAM introduction

  • Normative requirements, IRIS requirements, EN 50126 and CLC/TR 50126-3 application guideline

  • RAM/LCC processes and procedures, organization for RAM/LCC, tools, previous bids and project tracking, certification cycles, bid phase & design/demonstration phases, reviews, forecasts

  • RAM/LCC project planning

  • Reliability, failures and malfunctions, failure modes, failure categories, relevance, system architecture and identification of line replaceable units (LRU), failure rate (unit, calculation), mission profile, reliability KPIs

  • Availability, up and down states, maintenance times for RAM/LCC considerations

  • Risk management, FMEA, FMECA, background, theory, application, review of a supplier FMECA

  • Field data collection, data cleansing and analysis, insights & lessons learned, introduction to FRACAS, root cause analysis and reliability growth

  • Serviceability, maintenance (corrective, preventive, predictive)

  • RAM/LCC calculations with the UNILIFE tool

  • RAM/LCC tools, internet links and material for RAM / LCC applications, commercial tools

  • many practical exercises and real-life case studies, including the correct solutions for all exercises

  • Workshops to exchange and discuss proven solutions in the rail industry

All topics are presented didactically in a training booklet, which has received top marks from many participants.

The course teaches the essential RAM/LCC basics and deepens these in numerous practical examples and exercises. Participants are expected to have knowledge of Excel applications.

  • Certificate as RAM/LCC Manager

  • Detailed performance record of the material taught

The IRIS Academy certificates serve as proof of your IRIS knowledge for the next 3 years.

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