We compare two approaches for a Markovian model in flexible manufacturing systems (FMSs) using Monte Carlo simulation. The model which is a development of Fazlollahtabar and Saidi-Mehrabad (2013), considers two features of automated flexible manufacturing systems equipped with automated guided vehicle (AGV) namely, the reliability of machines and the reliability of AGVs in a multiple AGV jobsho...

the redundancy allocation problem can be described as selecting the components and system configuration in order to optimize some objective function(s) without violating the system constraints. operating conditions are not constant in many advanced engineering systems. mostly, in the engineering applications selection, the number of redundancy components must be balanced among the constraints (...

System reliability indices deal with the adequacy of overall system supply and indicates behaviour response. The index express interruption statistics in terms customers which can be an individual, firm, or organization that purchases electric services at one location under rate classification, contract schedule. include: Average Interruption Frequency Index (SAIFI), Duration (SAIDI), Customer ...