Keyword: maintenance, repair & replacement

Found 626 papers in total
The hidden costs of reliability and failure in launch systems
1999,
In comparing the costs of different launch vehicles, the possibility of the risk of...
Optimal maintenance decisions for dikes
2000,
To protect the Dutch polders against flooding, more than 2500 km of dikes have been...
On minimal cost–reliability ratio spanning trees and related problems
1996,
The minimal cost–reliability ratio spanning tree problem is to find a spanning...
Optimal design of systems with standby dependencies
1999,
The technique of fault tree analysis is commonly used to assess the probability of...
Sampling plans for vehicle component reliability verification
1999,
Today's vehicle customers' demand for better quality and reliability is increasing. A...
An optimal algorithm for repairable-item inventory system with depot spares
2000,
We consider the problem of determining the spare inventory level for a multiechelon...
Identification of demand patterns for selective processing: A case study
1999,
A basic function in the proper management of repair part inventories is the...
A model of multiple nested inspections at different intervals
2000,
Although much has been published concerning the optimality of a single‐type...
An evaluation of maintenance policies for flexible manufacturing systems
2000,
This paper presents the results of a case/simulation study that evaluated a number of...
Control of service parts
1999,
Service parts are needed for maintenance of industrial systems as well as for consumer...
A new and fast approach to very large scale integrated sequential circuit test generation
1997,
We present a new approach to automatic test pattern generation for very large scale...
Macro- and micro-modeling of field service dynamics
1999,
A system dynamics model to investigate field service issues was developed for a major...
Optimal fleet utilization and replacement
2000,
The fleet replacement problem of a profit-maximizing manager is examined using an...
A point process model for the reliability of a maintained system subject to general repair
1996,
A model for the general repair of a system subject to stochastic failure is introduced...
An optimal algorithm for repairable-item inventory system with depot spares
1999,
We consider the problem of determining the spare inventory level for a multiechelon...
Maintenance integration in manufacturing systems by using stochastic Petri nets
1999,
Research into both increased performance and improvements in dependability of...
Jointly optimal allocation of a repairman and optimal control of service rate for machine repairman problem
1999,
Consider a production system with m unreliable machines, which are maintained by a...
The value of observing the condition of a deteriorating machine
1999,
We examine a small lot production setting in which a machine may go out of control and...
An optimum design of the lining of a medium frequency induction melting furnace
1998,
In India, medium frequency induction melting furnaces find wide application in the...
Optimal tool replacement and resetting strategies in automated manufacturing systems
1999,
As a result of tool wear in machining processes there is a change in the dimensions of...
Ship maintenance scheduling by genetic algorithm and constraint-based reasoning
1999,
Ship maintenance scheduling is a process to decide start times of maintenance...
Characteristic properties of multivariate survival functions in terms of residual life distributions
1998,
This paper discusses the relationships among some characteristic properties of the...
Stochastic comparison of repairable systems by coupling
1998,
Stochastic comparison results for replacement policies are shown in this paper using...
Planning accelerated life tests for censored two-parameter exponential distributions
1999,
We consider optimal test plans involving life distributions with failure-free life,...
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