SMRP Exam CMRP Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional

What should be done first to address a gap between your manufacturing performance and World Class performance?

• Develop gap closure plans and begin to implement them.

• Assign additional resources to work on attaining World Class performance.

• Define the value of the gap to determine its worth to the company.

• Review gap analysis to ensure it reflects your current performance accurately.

Preventive maintenance tasks should be grouped by?

• Parts required, task interval and lockout -tag out requirement.

• Skill required, parts required and equipment availability.

• Skill required, task and interval.

• Skill required, task interval and lockout -tag out requirement.

When would a strategic plan for Maintenance and Reliability be most appropriately required?

• Planning and scheduling are not being property implemented

  at that plant (facility).

• Improved plant (facility) throughput is required to allow the business to commit to the requirements of a new customer.

• The markets that the company operates in are changing on

  a weekly basis.

• Fixed costs need to be reduced by 20% within the next year.

Which of the following is least likely to be linked to Maintenance and Reliability process improvements?

• Improved product design

• Reduced rework

• Lower operating costs

• Better availability capability

When acquiring mission-critical, major machinery, it is usually appropriate to use a detailed equipment specification to assure the best equipment is selected and purchased. Which of the following is the most appropriate approach to developing an equipment specification for a piece of equipment?

• Arrange for potential equipment suppliers to provide their own Sales and Engineering representatives to visit the plant (facility) where the equipment is to be installed, as often as necessary, to prepare an equipment specification

• Review applicable company specifications, as well as supplier and other machinery specifications. Develop a custom specification that provides detailed construction, installation, performance, and other criteria as determined by mission requirements. Confirm that machinery offered by suppliers will meet the criteria in the custom specification

• Review applicable specifications from appropriate industry groups, Bee the American Petroleum Institute (API). National Electrical Manufacturer’s Association (NEMA) etc. and select the specification that best meets the business goals.

• Send potential suppliers' copies of all of the applicable specifications your company has developed, with a cover letter explaining that equipment provided must meet applicable points within the specifications provided. Review supplier quotes and purchase the equipment from the supplier whose quote best meets business goals.

One way to stimulate and motivate your team member is to understand what drives human beings. Which desire does not motivate most of the time?

 

• Desire for Paycheck

• Desire for Ownership

• Desire for Competence

• Desire for Recognition

Which of the following failures, when avoided, is considered a “best practice" for Industrial maintenance?

 

• Design induced

• Machine induced

• Self-induced

• Manufacturer induced

The most effective method of performance evaluation is:

 

• A. a field review process.

• B. a behaviorally anchored rating scale process

• C. a employee written assessment.

• D. a feedback process.

Process measures are leading indicators that offer an indication of task performance with a lead time to manage for successful results. All of the following are examples of leading indicators except:

 

• A. % planned maintenance.

• B. Asset Availability.

• C. planner to craft workers ratio.

• D. % rework.

When deciding if you should keep a part in stock, which of the following should be your primary concern?

 

• Is the equipment it fits on the critical equipment list?

• Does the manufacturer suggest stocking it?

• Would plant (facility) output be affected?

• Is the store's inventory too high?