Country: United Kingdom

Found 17295 papers in total
Basic probabilistic and statistical concepts for maintenance of parts and systems
1991,
Mathematical models are presented which are useful for determining when replacement or...
Computation of optimal policies in replacement models
1991,
The problem of optimal replacement for a deteriorating system, subject to inspection...
A graphical procedure for an on-condition maintenance policy: Imperfect inspection model and interpretation
1991,
This paper considers on-condition maintenance based on periodic inspection and control...
Costing minimal-repair replacement policies over finite time horizons
1991,
An integral-equation technique is used to evaluate the expected cost of maintaining a...
Predicting failures in power plant components
1991,
Slowly growing defects in the components of a certain power station unit have led to...
Comparative statistical techniques in maintenance management
1991,
A common problem in industry is to compare the ‘life to failure’ of two...
Group screening and Taguchi design in the optimization of multi-echelon maintenance float simulation metamodels
1992,
This paper presents a regression model for a multi-echelon maintenance float policy....
OR as innovation
1992,
In an increasingly turbulent and competitive environment, it is something of a...
Evaluation methodologies: A system for use
1992,
An increasing number of voluntary organizations are required to have their work and...
Personnel placement in a fuzzy environment
1992,
Evaluating personnel suitability is very important for decision-makers to select a...
Dealing with other parties
1992,
An interactive strategy is a plan for how to conduct an interaction with another...
An (s,Q) policy with setup reduction in a single-stage batch manufacturing system
1992,
In this paper, the authors analyze an ( s,Q) policy for a single-stage batch...
Management of flexible manufacturing: An international comparison
1992,
The purpose of this paper is (1) to examine the current status of flexible...
Evaluation of two schedule control techniques for the development and implementation of new technologies: A simulation study
1992,
The development and implementation of new technologies are areas of engineering and...
Modelling failures of intermittently used machines
1990,
This paper presents methodology for analysing failures of machines that are repeatedly...
Decision making in a low probability, high risk setting: The case of computer viruses
1992,
Computer viruses pose a real threat to businesses in terms of their potential for...
Performance of priority rules in a due date flow shop
1992,
The scheduling of a flow shop with multiple processors at one or more stages is a...
Interactive due date management system
1992,
This paper presents an interactive due date management system for controlling a job...
A heuristic algorithm for sequencing on one machine to minimize total tardiness
1992,
The problem of minimizing total tardiness assumes that the N jobs to be processed on a...
UET-scheduling with constrained processor allocations
1992,
The authors consider a generalization of the precedence constrained scheduling problem...
Weighted graphs and university course timetabling
1992,
A weighted graph is used to model the problem of scheduling university courses...
Single machine sequencing with nonlinear multicriteria cost functions: An application of generalized dynamic programming
1992,
A task frequently encountered in operations management is the scheduling of tasks or...
Seeking out the issues
1992,
Strategic decision-making, to be effective, must take account of the prevailing issues...
A practical application of a numerical optimization technique in the feedmill industry
1991,
The cow model of Meijer describes a mathematical relation between the predicted daily...
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