A Multicriteria Decision Model for Assessment of Failure Consequences in the RCM Approach

Abstract EN

This paper proposes a multicriteria decision model based on MAUT (Multiattribute Utility Theory) incorporated into an RCM (Reliability Centered Maintenance) approach in order to provide a better assessment of the consequences of failure, allowing a more effective maintenance planning.

MAUT provides an evaluation of probability distributions on each attribute as well as trade-offs involving lotteries.

The model proposed takes advantage of such evaluations and it also restructures consequence groups established in an RCM approach into new five dimensions.

As a result, overall indices of utility are computed for each failure mode analyzed.

With these values, the ranking of the alternatives is established.

The decision-maker’s preferences are taken into account so that the final result for each failure mode incorporates subjective aspects based on the decision-maker’s perceptions and behavior.