This primer explores the overall effectiveness of machines and unveils novel methods that focus on design improvement-including hazard analysis, rate of change of failure (ROCOF) analysis, failure rate finite element analysis (FEA), and theory of inventive problem solving (TRIZ). It covers loss of effectiveness, electrical maintenance, Weibull distribution, measurement techniques, and mechanical and electrical reliability. The book also discusses Reliability and Maintainability (R&M), not as tools to be used in specific tasks, but as a discipline. It also considers the application of OEE as an overall improvement tool. It includes a CD with more than 100 pages of appendices and additional resources featuring statistical tables, outlines, case studies, guidelines, and standards.