Effects of maintenance policies on the productivity of flexible manufacturing cells

Effects of maintenance policies on the productivity of flexible manufacturing cells

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Article ID: iaor200878
Country: United Kingdom
Volume: 34
Issue: 3
Start Page Number: 274
End Page Number: 282
Publication Date: Jun 2006
Journal: OMEGA
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Keywords: quality & reliability, manufacturing industries, simulation: applications
Abstract:

Flexible manufacturing cells (FMCs) often operate with increasing failure rate due to extensive utilization and wear-outs of equipment. While maintenance plans can eliminate wear-out failures, random failures are still unavoidable. This paper discusses a procedure that combines simulation and analytical models to analyze the effects of corrective, preventive, and opportunistic maintenance policies on productivity of a flexible manufacturing cell. The production output rate of an FMC, which is a function of availability, is determined under different maintenance policies and mean time between failures.

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