RCM和RCA之间的区别

如果实施得当，RCA和RCM都同等重要且非常有效。它们两者具有不同的功能，但是当它们一起实现时，它们会彼此互补并增加系统的整体利益。

1.根本原因分析(RCA)：
RCA是一种过程，用于确定缺陷或问题的主要原因，以便人们可以采取预防措施和步骤来消除或减少问题。

2.以可靠性为中心的维护(RCM)：
RCM是用于确定最佳实施哪种维护策略的过程。

RCM和RCA之间的区别：

RCM	RCA
It identifies “What could cause a problem?”.	It identifies “What did cause a problem?”.
It is generally required to identify maintenance requirement of any system.	It is generally required determine root cause of problem so that essential steps can be taken to reduce problem.
It is proactive in nature.	It is reactive in nature.
RCM is more costly and requires more time as compared to RCA.	RCA is less costly and requires less time as compared to RCM.
It is driven by preventive maintenance strategies.	It is driven by maintenance prevention strategies.
RCM basically treats symptoms of problems.	RCA basically identifies root cause of problem and then corrects it.
It is a proactive tool that is used to prevent problem or failures before their occurrence.	It is a reactive tool that is used to prevent problems after its occurrence.
It determines different ways in which a software might fail.	It determines why software has failed.
RCM is highly used as compared to RCA because of proactive nature.	RCA is less used as compared to RCM because of its reactive nature.
It starts with reliability initiative.	It starts when an incident occurs.