Performance analysis of an FMS (flexible manufacturing system) operating under different failure rates and maintenance policies

Performance analysis of an FMS (flexible manufacturing system) operating under different failure rates and maintenance policies

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Article ID: iaor200668
Country: United States
Volume: 16
Issue: 3
Start Page Number: 229
End Page Number: 249
Publication Date: Jan 2004
Journal: International Journal of Flexible Manufacturing Systems
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Keywords: maintenance, repair & replacement, simulation: applications
Abstract:

Flexible manufacturing systems (FMSs) typically operate at 70–80% utilization, which is much higher than the utilization of traditional machines that can operate with as low as 20% utilization. A result is that an FMS may incur four times more wear and tear than a traditional system. This requests the execution of effective maintenance plans on FMSs. While maintenance actions can reduce the effects of breakdowns due to wear-outs, random failures are still unavoidable. It is important to understand the implications of a given maintenance plan on an FMS before its implementation. This paper discusses a procedure that combines simulation and analytical models to analyze the effects of corrective, preventive, and opportunistic maintenance policies on the performance of an FMS. The FMS performance is measured by its operational availability index, which is determined using the product output rate of the FMS under a variety of time between failure distributions and different operational conditions. The effects of various maintenance policies on FMS performance are simulated and the results are compared to determine the best policy for a given system.

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