Journal of Quality in Maintenance Engineering: Volume 28 Issue 1

Agile asset criticality assessment approach using decision-making grid

Ahmed Noaman Karar, Ashraf Labib

The main purpose is to provide a demonstration of the utility of the DMG as a streamlined approach of a prescriptive-type model that can facilitate strategic and dynamic…

Maintenance strategy selection: a combined goal programming approach and BWM-TOPSIS for paper production industry

Soroush Avakh Darestani, Tahereh Palizban, Rana Imannezhad

Correct and well-planned maintenance based on modern global methods directly affects efficiency, quality, direct production costs, reliability and profitability. The selection of…

An evaluation of preventive maintenance framework in an Italian manufacturing company

Kaustav Kundu, Fabiana Cifone, Federica Costa, Alberto Portioli-Staudacher, Matteo Rossini

The purpose of this paper is to provide the description of an original framework for maintenance management plan development. The research aims to use in an integrated way…

The effect of maintenance operation, time utility and occupancy to sustainability with transit oriented development moderation

Makjen Sinaga, Suharyono Suharyono, Muhammad Al Musadieq, Mohammad Iqbal

This study aims to test and analyze the effect of maintenance operation, time utility and occupancy on sustainability with transit oriented development (TOD) as a moderating…

Exploring predictive maintenance applications in industry

Wieger Tiddens, Jan Braaksma, Tiedo Tinga

Asset owners and maintainers need to make timely and well-informed maintenance decisions based on the actual or predicted condition of their physical assets. However, only few…

Analysis of discrete-time semi-Markov model for a two-unit warm standby system subject to degradation

Neama Temraz

The present paper analyzed a model consisting of one unit with a warm standby unit where the main unit has three states: up, degraded and down.

Reliability analysis for a multi-stack solid oxide fuel cell system subject to operation condition-dependent degradation

Konrad W. Eichhorn Colombo, Peter Schütz, Vladislav V. Kharton

A reliability analysis of a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) system is presented for applications with strict constant power supply requirements, such as data centers. The purpose is…

An expert system for optimizing the operation of a technical system

Łukasz Muślewski, Michał Pająk, Klaudiusz Migawa, Bogdan Landowski

The main purpose of the expert system presented in the paper is to support proper decision-making to perform the operation of the complex and crucial technical system in a…

Design of an intelligent decision-making system for maintenance practices using fuzzy inference system in northern Indian SMEs

Simranjit Singh Sidhu, Kanwarpreet Singh, Inderpreet Singh Ahuja

The paper aims to analyze the significance of key maintenance practices in effective implementation of the performance parameters in Northern Indian small and medium-sized…

Implementing an integrated maintenance management system for monitoring production lines: a case study for biscuit industry

Mokhtar Ali Amrani, Mansour Alhomdi, Badiea Aswaidy M, Atef M. Ghaleb, Mohyeddine Al-Qubati, Mutahar Shameeri

This study provides a unique integrated diagnosis system to investigate the causes of low productivity, profitability, machinery health conditions and wear severity of medium-size…

Identification of the piston machine combustion chamber tightness

Piotr Jan Bielawski

The lack of integrity of the piston machine combustion chamber manifests itself in leakages of the working fluid between the piston and the cylinder liner, at valves mounted in…

Modeling the wasted value of data in maintenance investments

Salla Marttonen-Arola, David Baglee, Antti Ylä-Kujala, Tiina Sinkkonen, Timo Kärri

Big data and related technologies are expected to drastically change the way industrial maintenance is managed. However, at the moment, many companies are collecting large amounts…

A tailorable framework of practices for maintenance delivery

Philip James Catt

This paper aims to describe the development of a tailorable framework of practices for maintenance delivery (MD) and present a range of examples to demonstrate the tailoring…

Wind power system reliability and maintenance optimization considering turbine and wind uncertainty

Zhigang Tian, Han Wang

Wind power is an important source of renewable energy and accounts for significant portions in supplying electricity in many countries and locations. The purpose of this paper is…