Title :
A simulation model for opportunistic maintenance strategies
Author :
Mohamed-Salah, Ouali ; Daoud, Ait-Kadi ; Ali, Gharbi
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng., Moncton Univ., NB, Canada
Abstract :
An opportunistic maintenance strategy is proposed to maintain a production line consisting of k nonidentical processors and without intermediary stocks. Operational characteristics of processors are degraded with usage. In this strategy, preventive maintenance activities are combined with corrective ones as soon as a certain technical and economical conditions are satisfied. This might reduce the total number of maintenance activities and consequently the total maintenance cost incurred. Performance evaluation of a such a strategy is carried out using a simulation model
Keywords :
decision theory; digital simulation; maintenance engineering; production control; corrective maintenance; economical conditions; nonidentical processors; operational characteristics; opportunistic maintenance strategies; performance evaluation; preventive maintenance; production line; simulation model; technical conditions; Cost function; Degradation; Delay; Distribution functions; Dynamic programming; Mathematical model; Mechanical engineering; Preventive maintenance; Production engineering; Production systems;
Conference_Titel :
Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation, 1999. Proceedings. ETFA '99. 1999 7th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Barcelona
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5670-5
DOI :
10.1109/ETFA.1999.815422
