SMRP || 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
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	Standard Handbook 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

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