Deciding a Multicriteria Decision-Making (MCDM) Method to Prioritize Maintenance Work Orders of Hydroelectric Power Plants

Renan Favarão da Silva, Marjorie Maria Bellinello, Gilberto Francisco Martha de Souza, Sara Antomarioni, Maurizio Bevilacqua and Filippo Emanuele Ciarapica
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Renan Favarão da Silva: Department of Mechatronics and Mechanical Systems Engineering, University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo 05508-900, Brazil
Marjorie Maria Bellinello: Department of Mechanical and Maintenance Engineering, Federal University of Technology of Paraná (UTFPR), Guarapuava 85053-525, Brazil
Gilberto Francisco Martha de Souza: Department of Mechatronics and Mechanical Systems Engineering, University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo 05508-900, Brazil
Sara Antomarioni: Department of Industrial Engineering and Mathematical Sciences, Marche Polytechnic University (UNIVPM), Via Brecce Bianche, 60131 Ancona, Italy
Maurizio Bevilacqua: Department of Industrial Engineering and Mathematical Sciences, Marche Polytechnic University (UNIVPM), Via Brecce Bianche, 60131 Ancona, Italy
Filippo Emanuele Ciarapica: Department of Industrial Engineering and Mathematical Sciences, Marche Polytechnic University (UNIVPM), Via Brecce Bianche, 60131 Ancona, Italy

Energies, 2021, vol. 14, issue 24, 1-22

Abstract: The current global competitive scenario and the increase in complexity and automation of equipment and systems demand better results from maintenance management in organizations. As maintenance resources are limited, prioritizing maintenance activities is essential to allocate them properly and to meet maintenance management objectives. In the face of these challenges, multicriteria decision-making (MCDM) methods are commonly used in organizations to support decision-making. Nevertheless, selecting a suitable MCDM method for maintenance planning can be complicated given the diversity of methods and their strengths and weaknesses. In this context, this paper proposes a novel knowledge-based method for deciding a multicriteria decision-making (MCDM) method to prioritize maintenance work orders of hydroelectric plants. As the main novel contribution, it translates the intrinsic characteristics of the main MCDM methods into questions related to maintenance planning to guide the recommendation of a suitable MCDM method for organizations through a decision tree diagram. This approach was applied to a maintenance case study of a hydroelectric power plant in order to demonstrate its use and contribute to its understanding. These findings contribute to maintenance management in selecting an MCDM method aligned with the context of its maintenance planning for the prioritization of maintenance work orders.

Keywords: maintenance; maintenance planning; prioritization; multicriteria decision-making; MCDM; MCDM method selection; hydroelectric power plant (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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