Modelling of multi-stage production lines with maintenance operations

International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 396-406

  Savsar, M ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Buffers; Multi stage production; Preventive maintenance; Reliability; Simulation

Indexed keywords

CLOSED FORM SOLUTIONS; CORRECTIVE AND PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE; CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE (CM); ITERATIVE SIMULATION; MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS; MULTI-STAGE; PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE (PM); PRODUCTION LINES; PRODUCTION LOSSES; PRODUCTION OUTPUTS; RANDOM CAUSES; RANDOM FAILURES; STORAGE UNITS; SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT; TOOL CHANGES;

AUTOMATION; BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; MAINTENANCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRODUCTION CONTROL; RIGIDITY; SAFETY ENGINEERING; STAGES;

PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE;

EID: 47749144776     PISSN: 0951192X     EISSN: 13623052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09511920701575112     Document Type: Article

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