As long as people have built things, they've been frustrated by failure. In some situations, organizations have tried to improve how they used resources to maintain the systems they built.

I am a practicing reliability engineer, Professional Engineer, and CMRP. Currently, I work in power plant services. Formerly, an engineering manager and maintenance manager in manufacturing, and nuclear submarine repair engineer. My first exposure to maintenance management was as a 19-year-old technician in the engine room of a guided missile cruiser.