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Course unit, curriculum year 2023–2024
KONE.640

Systems Reliability Centered Maintenance, 5 cr

Tampere University
Teaching periods
Active in period 1 (1.8.2023–22.10.2023)
Active in period 2 (23.10.2023–31.12.2023)
Course code
KONE.640
Language of instruction
Finnish, English
Academic years
2022–2023, 2023–2024
Level of study
Advanced studies
Grading scale
General scale, 0-5
Persons responsible
Responsible teacher:
Jouko Laitinen
Responsible organisation
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences 100 %
Coordinating organisation
Mechanical Engineering Studies 100 %
Core content
  • Reliability Centered Maintenance Approach
  • Service and repair process design and development.
  • Design and development of spare part service
  • Models and methods for advance warning of system failure and prediction of remaining useful life after advance warning.
  • Optimization of system specific maintenance service program to achieve required availability and safety with minimum costs.
Complementary knowledge
  • Historical Evolution of RCM
  • Assessment of corrective, conditon-based and time-based maintenance impact on failure probability.
  • Propabilistic risk assessment of a spare part stock by stochastic simulation.
  • Operation and maintenance data integration and analysis for intelligent decision making process in product-service business.
  • Design and risk assessment of basic and extended warranty, and maintenance contracts.
Learning outcomes
Learning material
Studies that include this course
Completion option 1
Completion of all options is required.

Participation in teaching

29.08.2023 10.12.2023
Active in period 1 (1.8.2023–22.10.2023)
Active in period 2 (23.10.2023–31.12.2023)

Exam

01.12.2023 23.12.2023
Active in period 2 (23.10.2023–31.12.2023)