2. Performance Centered Maintenance in 4 steps
PCM, based on RBM, is a way of looking at maintenance in
such a way that optimal maintenance is executed given
customer (rolling stock operators) demands on performance and cost. Since customer demands are not static but dynamic
given the time of the year, economic climate etc., maintenance
will also be dynamic.
In this chapter we will present a 4 step approach to deal with
this dynamic maintenance concept.