Optimizing life cycle cost of complex machinery with rotable modules using simulation

Journal of Quality in Maintenance Engineering

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 333-347

  El Hayek, M ^a   Van Voorthuysen, E ^a   Kelly, D W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assets management; Maintenance; Maintenance reliability; Simulation; Turbines

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; GAS TURBINES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; STATISTICAL METHODS; USER INTERFACES;

ASSETS MANAGEMENT; COMPLEX MACHINERY; CRITICAL MODULES; MAINTENANCE RELIABILITY;

LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS;

EID: 25844495837     PISSN: 13552511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552510510626963     Document Type: Article

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