Maintenance optimization of a production system with buffer capacity

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 323-338

  Van der Duyn Schouten, F A ^a   Vanneste, S G ^a  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Control limit policies; Maintenance; Markov decision theory; Production; Storage

Indexed keywords

DECISION THEORY; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); INSTALLATION; MARKOV PROCESSES; OPTIMIZATION; PRODUCTION; RELIABILITY;

BUFFER CAPACITY; CONTROL LIMIT POLICIES; MAINTENANCE PRODUCTION PROBLEM; OPTIMAL POLICY; PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE POLICY;

MAINTENANCE;

EID: 0029287678     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0377-2217(94)00267-G     Document Type: Article

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