Optimizing maintenance and repair policies via a combination of genetic algorithms and Monte Carlo simulation

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 69-83

  Marseguerra, M ^a   Zio, E ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aging; Deteriorating repairs; Genetic algorithms; Monte Carlo simulation; Optimization; Periodic maintenance; Repair teams

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; MAINTENANCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; PLANT MANAGEMENT; RANDOM PROCESSES; REPAIR; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

PERIODIC MAINTENANCE;

INDUSTRIAL PLANTS;

EID: 0033905057     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0951-8320(00)00007-7     Document Type: Article

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