Context: RAM/LCC (Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, and Life Cycle Costs) are becoming increasingly important in major railway tenders, as they have become one of the decisive factors in awarding contracts. Failure to meet the agreed RAM/LCC targets is often subject to significant contractual penalties. System manufacturers have long engaged top-tier experts for this subject. However, small and medium-sized enterprises are now also recognizing the need to develop these competencies.

Participants will learn the fundamentals of RAM and LCC in a condensed format, enabling them to establish their own RAM/LCC processes, prepare RAM/LCC data for bids, and conduct their own RAM/LCC data analyses, if necessary, with guidance. They will become familiar with various terms and methods related to RAM/LCC requirements as outlined in IEC 62278 (EN 50126). This includes model criteria and conditions, failure categories, failure scenarios for both RAM and LCC considerations, RAM/LCC data collection, and the periodic data analysis required for validation.

Dozent: Andreas Krönert
We share our best first-hand knowledge with you! Following the credo of the IRIS Academy, The Best for the Best in the Railway Industry, Andreas Krönert from Siemens AG will lead this seminar. He has been working as a Senior Specialist Engineer in RAM/LCC for the railway business for 20 years. During this time, he has been involved in numerous Siemens and Alstom rail vehicle projects throughout the entire lifecycle, from bid preparation, development, design, testing, and commissioning, to the final trial and commissioning phases. Among other achievements, he has also contributed to the development of maintenance-related standards and RAM/LCC regulations in national and international committees.

Objectives: The goal of the course is to provide sufficient inspiration for improving your RAM/LCC business in light of the upcoming requirements in the railway sector and to familiarize you with all relevant RAM/LCC topics. In particular, ISO 22163 (IRIS standard) requires RAM/LCC knowledge with a special focus on the FRACAS process. After the course, you should have enough best practices and solutions that can be seamlessly integrated into your daily operations.

Target Audience: Managers and engineers from the fields of marketing/sales, engineering, project management, testing, commissioning, maintenance, quality management, and internal auditing.

Content: The following topics will be covered in detail:

• Introduction to RAM,
• Normative requirements, IRIS requirements, EN 50126, and the application guideline CLC/TR 50126-3,
• RAM/LCC processes and procedures, organization for RAM/LCC, tools, prior bids, and project tracking, certification cycles, bid phase, and design/demonstration phases, reviews, and predictions,
• RAM/LCC project planning,
• Reliability: failures and disruptions, failure modes, fault categories, relevance, system architecture, and identification of Line Replaceable Units (LRU), failure rates (unit, calculation), mission profile, reliability KPIs,
• Availability: uptime and downtime states, maintenance times for RAM/LCC considerations,
• Risk management: FMEA, FMECA, background, theory, application, and supplier FMECA review,
• Field data collection, data cleaning and analysis, insights & lessons learned, introduction to FRACAS, root cause analysis, and reliability growth,
• Maintainability: maintenance (corrective, preventive, predictive),
• RAM/LCC calculations using the UNILIFE tool,
• RAM/LCC tools, internet links, and resources for RAM/LCC applications, commercial tools,
• Numerous practical exercises and case studies from real-life scenarios,
• Workshops for exchanging and discussing best practices in the railway industry.

The course provides essential RAM/LCC fundamentals and deepens understanding through numerous practical examples and exercises. Participants are expected to have a basic understanding of Excel applications.

Event location: ABACUS Tierpark Hotel, Franz-Mett-Straße 3-9, 10319 Berlin
Telephone reservation: Tel. +49 30 5162-333,
Fax-Number reservation: +49 30 5162444,
[email protected]
https://www.abacus-hotel.de/

Course fee: €2,800 total price for your participation in 32 training hours, including: the exam, extensive materials for seminar preparation, execution, and follow-up (including a high-quality, full-color printed conference binder of approximately 140 bound pages with more than 200 slides), your certificate, as well as the venue, conference technology, beverages, coffee breaks, and lunch during the event. To support your internal procurement process, you will receive a pro forma invoice in advance. The official invoice will only be sent via email once the event is confirmed (at the latest, 4 weeks before the start). Unfortunately, we had to adjust our prices due to the tripling of conference fees in the hotel industry.

Discount Scale (applies upon reaching the minimum number of participants):

• For the simultaneous registration of 2 participants from the same company: 5% discount.
• For 3 or more participants: 10% discount.

Proof of Performance:
After successfully passing the exam, you will receive the RAM/LCC MANAGER Certificate along with a detailed performance record of the material covered. Certificates from the IRIS Academy serve as proof of your IRIS expertise for the next 3 years.

Language:
The presentation and seminar materials are in German. Our comprehensive and didactically well-prepared documentation is always up to date. Many companies worldwide use our training materials as guidelines or reference documents.

Sample reading: Please download the reading material Reading Sample from our server.

Customer Satisfaction: CC-Rail is the world’s first and still the only provider of a comprehensive IRIS training concept that meets a wide range of needs, from 2-day events to demanding 40-hour IRIS seminars. We have invested more than 1,000 hours in preparing these seminars and offer far more than just "guided reading." Since 2009, the IRIS Academy has represented the "HIGH SCHOOL" for managers in the railway industry. It is globally recognized in the sector for its unique training standards under the motto "Only the Best for the Best" and its exceptional practical relevance. The Academy is highly regarded internationally. To date, more than 1,800 managers from five continents have benefited from the training programs of the IRIS Academy. 98% of them rated our courses as "EXCELLENT" and would recommend them to others. Therefore, you can look forward to an event that stands out significantly from all others.

Number of Participants: min. 8 / max. 12.

Registration Deadline: Immediately after the registration deadline, we must pay for our reservations (travel, accommodation, conference arrangements, prints, and your certificates). Therefore, it is very important for us that you register for the seminar as soon as possible to reach the economically required minimum number of participants. Once the seminar is confirmed, you can still register up to 2 business days before the seminar begins, depending on seat availability. If the minimum number of participants is not reached, unfortunately, the seminar will have to be canceled. Therefore, please book your travel arrangements only after you have received our official invitation to the training.

Inquiries: Please send them via email to [email protected]. We will try to respond within 24 hours.