Task Manager

The Task Manager allows you to work with tasks assigned to causes within the FMEA and to choose an appropriate maintenance strategy by using one or both of the available task selection methods.

To open the Task Manager from the FMEA hierarchy, double-click the Tasks node associated with the relevant cause or right-click it and choose Task Manager from the shortcut menu.

Note: For a general explanation of how to create and edit task records, refer to the Tasks topic. For instructions on how to use simulation to compare potential maintenance strategies based on cost and/or availability, refer to Using Simulation and Cost Calculations.

You can use the commands in the Tasks group of the Task Manager's ribbon to add a new task to the cause's URD, add an existing task to the URD, edit a task already associated with the URD or delete (i.e., remove) a task from the URD. You can use the commands in the Related Records group to view and/or edit the associated URD, model and corrective task.

Task Selection

The software's Task Manager supports two different methods that can help with the maintenance task selection portion of the analysis. One approach uses a series of questions that can guide you through the process of selecting an appropriate maintenance strategy. The other approach allows you to simulate the operation of the equipment with a given maintenance strategy in order to make estimates that can be used to compare tasks. You can choose to use one approach or the other, or a combination of both.

• Using Maintenance Task Selection Logic: For instructions on how to use a predefined set of questions to help you choose the appropriate maintenance strategy, refer to Using Maintenance Task Selection Logic.

• Using Simulation and Cost Calculations: For instructions on how to use simulation to compare potential maintenance strategies based on cost and/or availability, refer to Using Simulation and Cost Calculations.

In addition, once you have determined which scheduled tasks are most appropriate to address each failure mode, you may wish to use the software’s built-in utility for calculating the optimum maintenance interval.

Finally, once you have defined the maintenance tasks, you may wish to use the Scheduled Task Packaging window to review the entire maintenance plan and/or create groups of tasks.