| Article ID: | iaor1990978 |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Volume: | 28 |
| Issue: | 5 |
| Start Page Number: | 841 |
| End Page Number: | 851 |
| Publication Date: | May 1990 |
| Journal: | International Journal of Production Research |
| Authors: | Chandra M. Jeya, Schall Susan O. |
| Keywords: | inspection |
In machining operations, it is often necessary to remove a cutting tool for inspection and maintenance to reduce the probability of failure during machining. In this paper, a tool replacement model patterned after a cost model for the design of control charts is developed which yields inspection intervals of equal length.