Recommended Reading Lists

SMRPCO has identified the following titles in the Work Management area that it believes will help you to

achieve certification in Reliability and Maintenance Management.

These books are available for purchase at either Amazon.com, Bookfinder.com, or the MRO Zone Book Store

AMA Handbook of

Project Management Availability Engineering

and Manufacturing

Plant Performance

Author:

Richard G. Lamb

Computer-managed

Maintenance Systems in

Process Plants

Author (s): William W. Cato

and

R. Keith Mobley

Computerized

Maintenance

Management Systems

Author:

Terry Wireman

Developing

Performance Indicators

for Managing

Maintenance

Author:

Terry Wireman

Effective Project

Management

Author (s):

Robert K. Wysocki,

Robert Beck, Jr. &

David B. Crane

Effective Project

Management Through

Applied Cost and Schedule

Control

Author (s):

James A. Bent and

Kenneth K. Humphreys

Elements of Project

Management: Plan,

Schedule and Control

Author:

M.P. Spinner

Engineering

Maintainability

Author:

B.S. Dhillon

Engineering

Maintenance

Management

Author:

B.W. Niebel

Improving Machinery

Reliability

Author:

Heinz P. Bloch

Maintenance Engineering

Handbook

Author (s): Lindley R.

Higgins, Dale P.

Brautigam & R. Keith

Mobley

Maintenance

Fundamentals

Author:

R. Keith Mobley

Maintenance Manager's

Standard Manual

Author:

T. A. Westerkamp

Maintenance Planning and

Scheduling Handbook

Author:

Richard D. Palmer

Maintenance and

Reliability Best Practices

Author (s):

Ramesh Gulati and Ricky

Smith

Maintenance Strategy

Author:

Anthony Kelly

Making Common Sense

Common Practice:

Models for

Manufacturing

Excellence

Author:

Measurement Made

Accessible: A Research

Approach Using Qualitative,

Quantitative & Quality

Improvement Methods

Author:

D. Lynn Kelley

Performance

Measurement for World

Class Manufacturing: A

Model for American

Companies

Author:

Ron Moore B. Maskell

Project Management:

How to Plan and

Manage Successful

Projects

Author:

Joan Knutson

Project Management:

Strategic Design and

Implementation

Author:

David I. Cleland

Quality Maintenance: Zero

Defects Through Equipment

Management

Author:

Seiji Tsuchiya

Standard Handbook of

Plant Engineering

Author:

Robert C. Rosaler

Successfully Installing

TPM in a Non-

Japanese Plant

Author:

Edward H. Hartmann

The Handbook of

Maintenance

Management

Author:

Joel Levitt

The Professional's Guide to

Maintenance and Reliability

Terminology

Author:

Ramesh Gulati, Jerry Kahn

and Robert Baldwin

Recommended Reading Lists

SMRPCO has identified the following titles in the Manufacturing Process Reliability area that it believes will

help you to achieve certification in Reliability and Maintenance Management.

These books are available for purchase at either Amazon.com, Bookfinder.com, or the MRO Zone Book Store

Handbook for

Productivity

Measurement and

Improvement

Author (s):

William F. Christoher

& Carl B. Thor

Maintenance and

Reliability Best

Practices

Author (s):

Ramesh Gulati and

Ricky Smith

Making Common Sense

Common Practice: Models

for Manufacturing

Excellence

Author:

Ron Moore

Measurement Made

Accessible: A Research

Approach Using Qualitative,

Quantitative & Quality

Improvement Methods

Author:

D. Lynn Kelley

Process Plant

Machinery

Author (s):

Heinz P. Bloch &

Claire Soares

Juran's Quality

Handbook

Author (s):

Joseph M. Juran &

Frank M. Gryna

Quality Maintenance:

Zero Defects Through

Equipment Management

Author:

Sejii Tsuchiya

Root Cause Analysis: A

Tool for Total Quality

Management

Author (s):

P.F. Wilson, L.D. Dell

& G.F. Anderson

Serious Incident

Prevention

Author:

Thomas Burns

The Productivity

Manual

Author:

Elizabeth A. Smith

The Professional's Guide

to Maintenance and

Reliability Terminology

Author:

Ramesh Gulati, Jerry Kahn

and Robert Baldwin

Tool and Manufacturing

Engineers Handbook -

Vol. 5 Manufacturing

Management

Author:

Raymond F. Veilleux

Total Plant

Performance

Management

Author:

R. Keith Mobley

Uptime: Strategies for

Excellence in

Maintenance

Management

Author:

John Dixon Campbell

World Class

Manufacturing: The

Lessons of Simplicity

Applied

Author:

Richard J. Schonberger

World Class Manufacturing:

The Next Decade: Building

Power, Strength, and Value

Author:

Richard J. Schonberger

World Class

Manufacturing

Casebook:

Implementing JIT and

TQC

Author:

Richard J.

Schonberger

Recommended Reading Lists

SMRPCO has identified the following titles in the Equipment Reliability area that it believes will help you to

achieve certification in Reliability and Maintenance Management.

These books are available for purchase at either Amazon.com, Bookfinder.com, or the MRO Zone Book Store

Availability Engineering

and Manufacturing Plant

Performance

Author:

Richard G. Lamb

Computer-managed

Maintenance Systems in

Process Plants

Author (s): William W.

Cato and

R. Keith Mobley

Designing for Minimal

Maintenance Expense:

The Practical Application

of Reliability and

Maintainability

Author:

Marvin A. Moss

Developing

Performance Indicators

for Managing

Maintenance

Author:

Terry Wireman

Engineering Maintainability

Author::

B.S. Dhillon

Engineering Maintenance

Management

Author:

B.W. Niebel

Failure Mode and Effect

Analysis: FMEA from

Theory to Execution

Author:

D.H. Stamatis

Handbook of Electric

Motors

Author:

John E. Traister

Handbook of Reliability

Engineering and

Management

Author (s): Grant W.

Ireson, Clyde F. Coombs &

Richard Y. Moss

Handbook of

Turbomachinery

Author:

Earl Logan, Jr.

Implementing TPM: The

North American

Experience

Author:

Charles J. Robinson

and Andrew P. Ginder

Improving Machinery

Reliability

Author:

Heinz P. Bloch

Introduction to Machinery

Analysis and Monitoring

Author:

John S. Mitchell

Lubrication for Industry

Author:

Kenneth E. Bannister

Machinery Component

Maintenance and Repair

Author:

Heinz P. Bloch

and Fred K. Geitner

Machinery Failure

Analysis and

Troubleshooting

Author:

Heinz P. Bloch

and Fred K. Geitner

Machinery Vibration:

Measurement and Analysis

Author:

Victor Wowk

Maintenance Engineering

Handbook

Author:

Lindley R. Higgins, Dale

P. Brautigam & R. Keith

Mobley

Maintenance

Fundamentals

Author:

R. Keith Mobley

Maintenance

Manager's Standard

Manual

Author:

T. A. Westerkamp

Maintenance Planning and

Scheduling Handbook

Author:

Richard D. Palmer

Maintenance and

Reliability Best Practices

Author (s):

Ramesh Gulati and Ricky

Smith

Making Common Sense

Common Practice:

Models for Manufacturing

Excellence

Author:

Ron Moore

Mechanical Wear

Prediction and

Prevention

Author:

R. G. Bayer

Motor Electrical Predictive

Maintenance and Testing

Author:

Jack Nicholas Oil Mist Lubrication:

Practical Applications

Author:

Performance

Measurement for World

Class Manufacturing: A

Piping Handbook

Heinz P. Bloch

and Abdus Shamim

Model for American

Companies

Author:

B. Maskell

Author:

Mohinder L. Nayyar

Practical Lubrication for

Industrial Facilities

Author:

Heinz P. Bloch

Practical Reliability

Engineering

Author (s): Patrick D. T.

O'Connor

and David Newton

Pump Application

Desk Book

Author:

Paul N. Garay

Quality Maintenance:

Zero Defects Through

Equipment

Management

Author:

Seiji Tsuchiya

RCM II Reliability-centered

Maintenance

Author:

John Moubray

Reliability Engineering

and Risk Analysis

Author:

Mark Kaminskiy

and Vasiliy Krivtsov

Reliability Engineering

Handbook

Author:

Bryan Dodson

and Dennis Nolan

Reliability Methods for

Engineers

Author:

K. S. Krishnamoorthi

Reliability, Maintainability,

and Risk: Practical

Methods for Engineers Risk-based Root Cause Analysis:

Root Cause Failure

Analysis 5 th Edition

Author:

R. Keith Young

Author:

David J. Smith

Management: A

Reliability Centered

Author:

Richard B. Jones

Improving Performance

for Bottom Line Results

Author:

Robert J. Latino

and Kenneth C. Latino

Shock and Vibration

Handbook

Author:

Cyril M. Harris

Standard Handbook of

Plant Engineering

Author:

Robert C. Rosaler

Successfully Installing

TPM in a Non-Japanese

Plant

Author:

Edward H. Hartmann

The Handbook of

Maintenance

Management

Author:

Joel Levitt

The New Weibull

Handbook

Author:

Robert B. Anthony

The Professional's Guide

to Maintenance and

Reliability Terminology

Author:

Ramesh Gulati, Jerry

Kahn and Robert Baldwin

Uptime: Strategies for

Excellence in

Maintenance

Management

Author:

John Dixon Campbell

Vibration

Fundamentals: Plant

Engineering

Maintenance Series

Author:

R. Keith Mobley

Hard-to-Find Books (click title to launch a Bookfinder.com search)

Title Author(s)

Annual Reliability and Maintainability Symposium, Las Vegas,

Nevada, January 22-25, 1996 IEEE Service Center

Condition Monitoring J.R. McEwan

Fundamentals of Reliability Theory A.M. Polovko

How to Measure Maintenance Performance Sohei Hibi

Hydraulic Failure Analysis: Fluids, Components, and System

Effects

George E. Totten, D. Wills, and Dierk

G. Feldmann

Introduction to TPM: Total Productive Maintenance Seiichi Nakajima

Lubricants and Their Applications Robert W. Miller

Machinery Failure Avoidance: Strategies and Mechanical

Considerations Charles E. Witherell

Maintenance Management Techniques A.S. Corder

Probability Concepts in Electric Power Systems George J. Anders

Reverse Engineering Kathryn A. Ingle

The Benchmarking Book Michael J. Spendolini

Tribology Casebook: A Lifetime in Tribology J. Denis Summers-Smith

Recommended Reading Lists

SMRPCO has identified the following titles in the Business & Management area that it believes will help you

to achieve certification in Reliability and Maintenance Management.

These books are available for purchase at either Amazon.com, Bookfinder.com, or the MRO Zone Book Store

Activity Based

Management

Author:

Edward Forest

America 's Best: Industry

Week's Guide to World

Class Manufacturing

Plants

Author:

Theodore B. Kinni

Designing for Minimal

Maintenance Expense:

The Practical Application

of Reliability &

Maintainability

Author:

Marvin A. Moss

Developing

Performance Indicators

for Managing

Maintenance

Author:

Terry Wireman

Effective Project Mgmt.

Through Applied Cost and

Schedule Control

Author (s):

James A. Bent and

Kenneth K. Humphreys

Elements of Project

Management: Plan,

Schedule, and Control

Author:

M.P. Spinner

Engineering

Maintenance

Management

Author:

B.W. Niebel

Gemba Kaizen: A

Commonsense, Low

Cost Approach to

Management

Author:

M. Imai

Maintenance Engineering

Handbook

Author (s):

Lindley R. Higgins, Dale

P. Brautigam, & R, Keith

Mobley

Maintenance Planning

and Scheduling

Handbook

Author:

Richard D. Palmer

Maintenance and

Reliability Best Practices

Author (s):

Ramesh Gulati and Ricky

Smith

Maintenance

Strategy

Author:

Anthony Kelly

Making Common Sense

Common Practice:

Models for Manufacturing

Excellence

Author:

Ron Moore

Managing Performance

Improvement Projects:

Preparing, Planning, and

Implementing

Author:

Jim Fuller

Measurement Made

Accessible: A Research

Approach...

Author:

D. Lynn Kelley

Performance

Measurement

for World Class

Manufacturing: A Model

for American

Companies

Author:

B. Maskell

Standard Handbook

Project Management:

How to Plan and Manage

Successful Projects

Author:

Joan Knutson

Project Management:

Strategic Design and

Implementation

Author:

David I. Cleland and

Lewis R. Ireland

of Plant Engineering

Author:

Robert C. Rosaler

The Handbook of

Maintenance

Management

Author:

Joel Levitt

The Professional's Guide

to Maintenance and

Reliability Terminology

Author:

Ramesh Gulati, Jerry

Kahn and Robert Baldwin

What Every Engineer

Should Know About

Reliability and Risk

Author:

M. Modarres

Hard-to-Find Books (click title to launch a Bookfinder.com search)

Title Author(s)

Challenge of Organizational Change: How

Companies Experience It and Leaders Guide It

Elisabeth Moss Kanter

and Barry A. Stein

Continuous Improvement in Operations: A

Systematic Approach to Waste Reduction A. Robinson

Engineering Management of Capital

Projects: A Practical Guide D. Mackie

Getting the Job Done: Managing Project

Teams and Task Forces for Success W.A. Randolph

How to Measure Maintenance Performance Sohei Hibi

Maintenance Management Techniques A.S. Corder

Measure Up! Yardsticks for Success Blackwell Publishers

Planned Maintenance for Productivity

and Energy Conservation J.W. Criswell

Plant Engineer's Desk Handbook Phillips Cushing

The Benchmarking Book Michael J. Spendolini

Recommended Reading Lists

SMRPCO has identified the following titles in the People Skills area that it believes will help you to achieve

certification in Reliability and Maintenance Management.

These books are available for purchase at either Amazon.com, Bookfinder.com, or the MRO Zone Book Store

Gemba Kaizen: A

Commonsense, Low

Cost Approach to

Management

Author:

M. Imai

Handbook for

Productivity

Measurement and

Improvement

Author:

William F. Christoher

& Carl B. Thor

Implementing TPM: The

North American

Experience

Author:

Charles J Robinson

& Andrew P. Ginder

Maintenance and

Reliability Best Practices

Author (s):

Ramesh Gulati and Ricky

Smith

Making Common Sense

Common Practice:

Models for

Manufacturing

Excellence

Author:

Managing Performance

Improvement Projects:

Preparing, Planning, and

Implementing

Author:

Jim Fuller

Performance

Measurement for World

Class Manufacturing: A

Model for American

Companies

Serious Incident

Prevention

Author:

Thomas Burns

Ron Moore Author:

B. Maskell

Successfully Installing

TPM in a Non-Japanese

Plant

Author:

Edward H. Hartmann

TPM for Workshop

Leaders

Author:

Kunio Shirose

TPM in Process

Industries

Author:

Tokutaro Suzuki

The Professional's Guide

to Maintenance and

Reliability Terminology

Author:

Ramesh Gulati, Jerry

Kahn and Robert Baldwin

The Seven Habits of

Highly Effective People:

Powerful Lessons in

Personal Change

Author:

Stephen R. Covey

Hard-to-Find Books (click title to launch a Bookfinder.com search)

Title Author(s)

Challenge of Organizational Change: How Companies Experience It

and Leaders Guide It

Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Barry

A. Stein

Getting the Job Done: Managing Project Teams and Task Forces for

Success W.A. Randolph

Guide to Quality Control K. Ishikawa

Handbook of Maintenance Management Frank Herbaty

How to Build and Manage a Winning Project Team James P. Lewis

Human Side of Project Management R. Sizemore House

Introduction to Occupational Health and Safety Joseph LaDou

Introduction to TPM: Total Productive Maintenance Seiichi Nakajima

Maintenance Management Techniques A.S. Corder

Normal Accidents: Living with High Risk Technologies Charles Perrow

Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams T. Demarco

Quality System: A Sourcebook for Managers and Engineers Frank Caplan

Supervisor's Standard Reference Handbook W.H. Weiss

TPM for Operators Kunio Shirose

Training for TPM: A Manufacturing Success Story Nachi-Fujikoshi Corporation