Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional (CMRP) Practice Exam

Which of the following is a guideline for using the Run to Failure strategy?

1. Selecting assets where failure cost is higher than maintenance cost

2. Choosing assets that have high PM and CBM requirements

3. Documenting the choice and criteria for decision

4. Utilizing this strategy for critical assets only

The correct answer is: Documenting the choice and criteria for decision

The guideline of documenting the choice and criteria for decision is an essential practice when implementing the Run to Failure strategy. This approach involves allowing certain assets to operate until they fail rather than maintaining them proactively. By documenting the decision-making process, maintenance professionals ensure that there is clarity on why certain assets are not being maintained regularly and under what circumstances this strategy is applied. This documentation can serve multiple purposes, including facilitating communication among team members, providing accountability for maintenance decisions, and ensuring compliance with safety and operational standards. Moreover, having documentation aids in justifying the approach taken, especially if it leads to unexpected outcomes or asset failures that could have been mitigated with different strategies. It allows organizations to reflect on past decisions for continuous improvement and helps in the evaluation of the efficiency and effectiveness of the Run to Failure strategy in different contexts. The other choices may contain elements that are relevant but do not serve as core guidelines for employing this specific strategy. For instance, selecting assets based on cost considerations can be misleading without proper documentation of the rationale. Likewise, high requirements for preventive maintenance or condition-based maintenance may suggest that different strategies should be employed rather than Run to Failure. Finally, limiting the strategy to critical assets can be too restrictive, as sometimes non-critical assets might appropriately