Journal of Quality in Maintenance Engineering: Volume 25 Issue 2

Maintenance policy optimization for a cold standby system considering multiple failure types

Faqun Qi, Binghai Zhou

The purpose of this paper is to develop novel preventive maintenance (PM) modeling methods for a cold standby system subject to two types of failures: random failure and…

Improved Markov stable state simulation for maintenance planning

Chibundo Princewill Nwadinobi, Bethrand Nduka Nwankwojike, Fidelis Ibiang Abam

The purpose of this paper is to propose a software (Equipment State Simulator) used for predicting equipment performance parameters required for maintenance planning.

A case-based reasoning system for fault detection and isolation: a case study on complex gearboxes

Soumava Boral, Sanjay Kumar Chaturvedi, V.N.A. Naikan

Usually, the machinery in process plants is exposed to harsh and uncontrolled environmental conditions. Even after taking different types of preventive measures to detect and…

Joint optimal production planning and proactive maintenance policy for a system subject to degradation

Lin Wang, Zhiqiang Lu, Xiaole Han

This paper integrates condition-based maintenance (CBM) with production planning in a single-stage production system that deteriorates with usage during a specified finite…

Trends in turnaround maintenance planning: literature review

Umar Al-Turki, Salih Duffuaa, M. Bendaya

Turnaround maintenance (TAM) is a planned stoppage of production for conducting a comprehensive maintenance of equipment or plant with the purpose of improving plant availability…

A risk-based modelling approach to maintenance optimization of railway rolling stock: A case study of pantograph system

Fateme Dinmohammadi

Railway transport maintenance plays an important role in delivering safe, reliable and competitive transport services. An appropriate maintenance strategy not only reduces the…

Engine oil degradation analysis of construction equipment in Latin America

Kurt Azevedo, Daniel B. Olsen

The purpose of this paper is to determine and describe the effect of oil degradation on the engine of a 20-ton class excavator operating in Latin America.

A block-based inspection policy for a multi-component system subject to two failure modes with stochastic dependence

Hamid Moakedi, Mohammad Seved Seyedhosseini, Kamran Shahanaghi

The purpose of this paper is to model a block-based inspection policy for a multi-component system with stochastic dependence. Some components may develop a hidden failure, an…

Fuzzy overall equipment effectiveness and line performance measurement using artificial neural network

Mahsa Fekri Sari, Soroush Avakh Darestani

The overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) is a powerful metric in production as well as one of the methods in evaluating function for measuring productivity in the production…

Measuring life cycle costs for complex B2B products: A novel, integrated and practical methodology across disciplines for pricing maintenance contracts

Matthias Schlipf, Carlos Keller, Fabian Lutzenberger, Stefan Pfosser, Andreas Rathgeber

The purpose of this paper is to develop a new interdisciplinary methodology to estimate the life cycle cost (LCC) of complex business-to-business products in order to price…