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.

The first section lists those titles that are readily available from MaintenanceResources.com. The second sections lists books that are out of print and available in used condition only.

For books in the first section simply click on the book title or the book's picture for more information on that title. You will be taken to the MaintenanceResources.com website for this information. For the hard-to-find titles in the second section you can launch an immediate search via bookfinder.com for a copy by clicking on the book title.

Readily Available (click image or title for more information)

Activity Based Management Edward Forest $69.95	America 's Best: Industry Week's Guide to World Class Manufacturing Plants Theodore B. Kinni $30.00	Designing for Minimal Maintenance Expense: The Practical Application of Reliability & Maintainability Marvin A. Moss $85.00	Developing Performance Indicators for Managing Maintenance Terry Wireman $41.95
Effective Project Mgmt. Through Applied Cost and Schedule Control James A. Bent and Kenneth K. Humphreys $125.00	Elements of Project Management: Plan, Schedule, and Control M.P. Spinner $69.00	Engineering Maintenance Management B.W. Niebel $150.00	Gemba Kaizen: A Commonsense, Low Cost Approach to Management M. Imai $24.95
Maintenance Engineering Handbook Lindley R. Higgins, Dale P. Brautigam, & R, Keith Mobley $150.00	Maintenance Planning and Scheduling Handbook Richard D. Palmer $79.95	Maintenance Strategy Anthony Kelly $94.95	Making Common Sense Common Practice: Models for Manufacturing Excellence Ron Moore $37.95
Managing Performance Improvement Projects: Preparing, Planning, and Implementing Jim Fuller $55.00	Measurement Made Accessible: A Research Approach... D. Lynn Kelley $89.95	Performance Measurement for World Class Manufacturing: A Model for American Companies B. Maskell $55.00	Project Management: How to Plan and Manage Successful Projects Joan Knutson $59.95
Project Management: Strategic Design and Implementation David I. Cleland and Lewis R. Ireland $69.95	Standard Handbook of Plant Engineering Robert C. Rosaler $125.00	The Handbook of Maintenance Management Joel Levitt $59.95	What Every Engineer Should Know About Reliability and Risk M. Modarres $69.75

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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