Maintenance scheduling of a cheddar cheese manufacturing plant based on RAM analysis

Panagiotis Tsarouhas

International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, 2021, vol. 71, issue 2, 666-690

Abstract: Purpose - The purpose of this research is to calculate and enhance the cheese cheddar manufacturing plant efficiency under actual workplace conditions by measuring reliability, availability and maintainability (RAM) indices. The authors highlight how RAM analysis is important in determining periodic maintenance and in scheduling and managing the appropriate maintenance policy. Design/methodology/approach - The current work is conducted using statistical approaches to evaluate failure and repair statistics. The RAM estimation was calculated on the basis of quantitative data obtained over a span of 32 months. Descriptive statistics, Pareto analysis, as well as the presumption of independence were ensured through trend and serial correlation tests. In addition, the reliability and maintainability of the cheddar cheese processing plant and its machines were calculated at various mission periods. Findings - The primary goal of the implementation approach is to understand the fault patterns and the accurate quantitative assessment of the reliability and maintainability of the cheddar production plant. The findings revealed the essential aspects of the line, which need improvement by an appropriate maintenance program. Originality/value - This study is intended to serve to highlight the RAM assessment and its impact on the performance of the real-time system. The benefit of the technique is the continual control of the manufacturing process by means of acceptable indexes, whose use corresponds to a continuous improvement process.

Keywords: Reliability; Maintainability; Productivity; Periodic maintenance; Historical data (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1108/IJPPM-01-2021-0010

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