Multi‐criteria decision‐making approach to evaluate optimum maintenance strategy in textile industry
Journal of Quality in Maintenance Engineering
ISSN: 1355-2511
Article publication date: 26 September 2008
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to focus on the use of analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS) to select an optimum maintenance strategy for a textile industry.
Design/methodology/approach
The relative importance of multiple evaluation criteria and the extension of the TOPSIS are prioritized using AHP. The TOPSIS method is applied to compensate for the imprecise ranking of the AHP in the selection of a maintenance policy mix.
Findings
An efficient ranking of alternatives can be achieved for maintenance strategy selection through the combination of AHP and TOPSIS.
Originality/value
The paper highlights a new insight into multi‐criteria decision‐making techniques to select an optimum maintenance policy for a process industry with the use of a case study.
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Citation
Shyjith, K., Ilangkumaran, M. and Kumanan, S. (2008), "Multi‐criteria decision‐making approach to evaluate optimum maintenance strategy in textile industry", Journal of Quality in Maintenance Engineering, Vol. 14 No. 4, pp. 375-386. https://doi.org/10.1108/13552510810909975
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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