Title :
Optimized maintenance design for manufacturing performance improvement using simulation
Author :
Ali, Ahad ; Chen, Xiaohui ; Yang, Ziming ; Lee, Jay ; Ni, Jun
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Lawrence Technol. Univ., Southfield, MI, USA
Abstract :
This research presents optimized maintenance design using simulation to analyze the capability of auto part manufacturing production system. The integration of simulation and optimization is used to identify critical stations, an optimal system design and maintenance scheduling schemes and evaluates their effects on the overall system performance. Most emphasis is focused on the impact on system by individual station reliability and the fluctuation of maintenance availability. The proposed simulation and optimization for maintenance design is validated through real-life application. This simulation modeling and optimization could help for manufacturing performance improvement.
Keywords :
automotive components; computer aided manufacturing; maintenance engineering; mechanical engineering computing; optimisation; product design; auto part manufacturing production system; maintenance design; maintenance scheduling scheme; manufacturing performance improvement; optimal system design; Availability; Design optimization; Job shop scheduling; Manufacturing systems; Mechanical engineering; Optimization methods; Preventive maintenance; Production systems; System performance; Virtual manufacturing;
Conference_Titel :
Simulation Conference, 2008. WSC 2008. Winter
Conference_Location :
Austin, TX
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2707-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2708-6
DOI :
10.1109/WSC.2008.4736270
