A dynamic opportunistic preventive maintenance policy for multi-unit series systems with intermediate buffers

International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 276-288

  Zhou, Xiaojun ^a   Lu, Zhiqiang ^a   Xi, Lifeng ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Buffer; Cost; Dynamic programming; Multi unit series system; Opportunistic maintenance; Optimisation; Policy; Preventive maintenance

Indexed keywords

COSTS; DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PLANNING; PUBLIC POLICY;

BUFFER; MAINTENANCE COST SAVINGS; OPPORTUNISTIC MAINTENANCE; OPPORTUNISTIC PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE; OPTIMAL PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE; OPTIMISATIONS; RELIABILITY THRESHOLD; SERIES SYSTEM;

PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE;

EID: 77956384037     PISSN: 17485037     EISSN: 17485045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJISE.2010.035012     Document Type: Article

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