Two general forms of approximation for determining near optimal inspection intervals with non-zero inspection and replacement times in a deteriorating production system

Computers and Industrial Engineering

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 446-459

  Leung, Kit Nam Francis ^a,b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cost; Inspection; Machine; Profit; Replacement; Shift

Indexed keywords

DEGREE OF ACCURACY; DETERIORATING PRODUCTION SYSTEM; EXPLICIT FORMULA; HEURISTIC SOLUTIONS; INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS; MACHINE; MAINTENANCE INSPECTIONS; MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSIONS; OPTIMAL INSPECTION; PRODUCTION SYSTEM; PROFIT; PROFIT MODEL; RELIABILITY MANAGEMENT; REPLACEMENT; SHIFT; SOLUTION ALGORITHMS;

DETERIORATION; HEURISTIC ALGORITHMS; HEURISTIC METHODS; INSPECTION; OPTIMIZATION; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; THEOREM PROVING;

APPROXIMATION ALGORITHMS;

EID: 68649087389     PISSN: 03608352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cie.2007.12.011     Document Type: Article

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