Effects of maintenance policies on the productivity of flexible manufacturing cells
Mehmet Savsar
Omega, 2006, vol. 34, issue 3, 274-282
Abstract:
Flexible manufacturing cells (FMCs) often operate with increasing failure rate due to extensive utilization and wear-outs of equipment. While maintenance plans can eliminate wear-out failures, random failures are still unavoidable. This paper discusses a procedure that combines simulation and analytical models to analyze the effects of corrective, preventive, and opportunistic maintenance policies on productivity of a flexible manufacturing cell. The production output rate of an FMC, which is a function of availability, is determined under different maintenance policies and mean time between failures.
Keywords: Maintenance; Reliability; FMC; Simulation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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