| Article ID: | iaor1990883 |
| Country: | United States |
| Volume: | 28 |
| Start Page Number: | 81 |
| End Page Number: | 87 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 1987 |
| Journal: | Production and Inventory Management Journal |
| Authors: | Ram Balasubramanian, Olumolade Molu |
| Keywords: | production |
An important aspect of preventive maintenance scheduling is the approach used to quantify cost of downtime; downtime will generally be more expensive if it occurs in a period with a high load for the machine under consideration. The choice of a good preventive maintenance schedule depends on the expected cost of both downtime and the maintenance itself.