Maintenance and Reliability Management

Society of Maintenance & Reliability Professionals (SMRP)

In 1992, practitioners from 18 different companies created the Society for Maintenance & Reliability Professionals (SMRP) to actively promote maintenance and reliability within their field and to the public. The SMRP Guide to the Maintenance and Reliability Body of Knowledge details the key areas of maintenance, reliability, and physical asset management that practitioners and professionals should be proficient in to improve their careers. These key areas are highlighted in SMRP’s “Five Pillars of Knowledge.”

Pillar 1: Business and Management

• Best Practices in Maintenance and Reliability
• Business Basics for Maintenance and Operations
• CMMS Setup and Utilization
• Leading for Sustainability and Profitability

Pillar 2: Manufacturing Process Reliability

• Root Cause Analysis Tools for Technical Applications
• Lean, Six Sigma, and Maintenance Best Practices
• Improving Equipment Uptime and Performance with TPM

Pillar 3: Equipment Reliability

• Precision and Predictive Maintenance Technologies and Utilization
• Using FMEA and RCM to Reduce Equipment Failure
• Asset Strategy Development
• Machinery Lubrication Fundamentals

Pillar 4: Organization and Leadership

• Developing a High-Performance Maintenance and Reliability Organization
• Effectively Managing Your Maintenance Team
• Supervision and the Art of Supervising

Pillar 5: Work Management

• Maintenance Planning and Scheduling
• Work Management for Maintenance and Reliability
• Advanced World-Class Storeroom Principles
• Preventive Maintenance Optimization

Enroll in 1 of 2 options for the required course to achieve your Maintenance and Reliability Management Certificate:

• Best Practices in Maintenance and Reliability, Madison, WI or live online

(Previously titled ‘Reliability-Centered and Other Maintenance Management Best Practices’)

• Maintenance and Reliability Best Practices, self-paced

Take four (4) other courses of your choice.

The Maintenance and Reliability Management course series will help you:

• Learn practical solutions to everyday problems
• Stay current with the latest maintenance practices and technologies
• Increase your value to your organization
• Handle complex maintenance challenges and contribute to the bottom line

You’ll be able to network with individuals experiencing similar problems.

Learn from instructors with decades of practical, real-world experience.

The following are shares from specific course attendees:

Reliability-Centered and Other Maintenance Best Practices:

“The course was very informative. I like that it takes some lean principles and gives you way to apply it to maintenance.” – Nick Schenk

“I liked the course and received good info that should translate into value with my day to day as a carpenter shop planner.” – Andrew Powers

“This course is well designed, the pace is appropriate, instructor is very knowledgeable, information is current and timely.” – Jeff Calhoun

Predictive Maintenance Technologies:

“Instructor is knowledgeable and can relate with what happens in the field with real-life scenarios.” – David Lauer

“Wide variety of information across all topics. I feel I have a lot of ideas I can bring back to make our program better”