In this paper, we consider the problem of buffer space allocation for a tandem production line with unreliable machines. This problem has various formulations all aiming to answer the question: how much buffer storage to allocate between the processing stations? Many authors use the knapsack-type formulation of this problem. We investigate the problem with a broader statement. The criterion dep...

Most production scheduling problems, including High-Variety, Low-Volume (HVLV) scheduling problems assume that machines are continuously available. However, in most actual situations, machines become unavailable during certain periods when preventive maintenance (PM) is scheduled. In this paper, a HVLV scheduling problem is proposed while considering machines availability constraints. Each mach...

scheduling has become an attractive area for artificial intelligence researchers. on other hand, in today's real-world manufacturing systems, the importance of an efficient maintenance schedule program cannot be ignored because it plays an important role in the success of manufacturing facilities. a maintenance program may be considered as the heath care of manufacturing machines and equip...

Simultaneous allocation of service times and buffer capacities in manufacturing systems a random environment is NP-hard combinatorial optimisation problem. This paper presents sophisticated simulation-based approach for the design unreliable production lines to maximise rate. The proposed method allows global search using Genetic Algorithm (GA), which coupled with Finite Perturbation Analysis (...

The article presents the application of total productive maintenance (TPM) to analyze the working time indicators of casting machines with particular emphasis on failures and unplanned downtime to reduce the proportion of emergency operation for preventive maintenance and diagnostics. The article presents that the influence of individual factors of complex machinery maintenance (TPM) is ...

Joint optimization models were developed combining group preventive maintenance of a series system and production scheduling. In this paper, we propose a joint optimization model to minimize the total cost including production cost, preventive maintenance cost, minimal repair cost for unexpected failures and tardiness cost. The total cost depends on both the production process and the machine m...

This paper deals with a preventive maintenance strategy optimization correlated to production for a manufacturing system made by several parallel machines under lease contract. In order to minimize the total cost of production and maintenance by reducing the production system interruptions due to maintenance activities, a correlated group preventive maintenance policy is developed using the gra...

This paper develops an effective joint production, setup and maintenance control policies in an unreliable one-machine two-products manufacturing system. The main objective is to reach a higher synchronization level of the preventive maintenance (PM) interventions in the planning of production activities. The proposed joint control policy integrates the concept of the opportunistic maintenance ...

Title of Dissertation: OPTIMAL PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE POLICIES FOR UNRELIABLE QUEUEING AND PRODUCTION SYSTEMS Xiaodong Yao, Doctor of Philosophy, 2003 Dissertation directed by: Professors Steve I. Marcus and Michael C. Fu Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Preventive Maintenance (PM) models have traditionally concentrated on utilizing machine “technical” state information such as...