Journal of Quality in Maintenance Engineering: Volume 30 Issue 1

Discussing the applicability of the maintenance management framework for asset management (MMFAM): a hydroelectric power plant case study

Renan Favarão da Silva, Gilberto Francisco Martha de Souza

The Maintenance Management Framework for Asset Management (MMFAM) is a recently modeled framework to ensure the alignment of maintenance management with physical asset management…

Modeling and solving the multi-objective energy-efficient production planning and scheduling with imperfect maintenance activities

Iman Rastgar, Javad Rezaeian, Iraj Mahdavi, Parviz Fattahi

The purpose of this study is to propose a new mathematical model that integrates strategic decision-making with tactical-operational decision-making in order to optimize…

Assessment of critical success factors, barriers and initiatives of total productive maintenance (TPM) in selected Ethiopian manufacturing industries

Mulatu Tilahun Gelaw, Daniel Kitaw Azene, Eshetie Berhan

This research aims to investigate critical success factors, barriers and initiatives of total productive maintenance (TPM) implementation in selected manufacturing industries in…

Dynamic civil facility degradation prediction for rare defects under imperfect maintenance

Sou-Sen Leu, Yen-Lin Fu, Pei-Lin Wu

This paper aims to develop a dynamic civil facility degradation prediction model to forecast the reliability performance tendency and remaining useful life under imperfect…

Evaluation of TPM adoption factors in manufacturing organizations using fuzzy PIPRECIA method

Vikas, Akanksha Mishra

The aim of this paper states that total productive maintenance (TPM) is an improvement tool which employs the effective utilization of employees in order to enhance the…

A mixture non-parametric regression prediction model with its application in the fault prediction of rocket engine thrust

Hao Xiang

It is of a great significance for the health monitoring of a liquid rocket engine to build an accurate and reliable fault prediction model. The thrust of a liquid rocket engine is…

Identification of optimal maintenance parameters for best maintenance and service management system in the SMEs

Velmurugan Kumaresan, S. Saravanasankar, Gianpaolo Di Bona

Through the use of the Markov Decision Model (MDM) approach, this study uncovers significant variations in the availability of machines in both faulty and ideal situations in…

Joint maintenance planning and production scheduling optimization model for green environment

Ahmed M. Attia, Ahmad O. Alatwi, Ahmad Al Hanbali, Omar G. Alsawafy

This research integrates maintenance planning and production scheduling from a green perspective to reduce the carbon footprint.

Design of a remote assistance model for truck maintenance in the mining industry

Rodolfo Canelón, Christian Carrasco, Felipe Rivera

It is well known in the mining industry that the increase in failures and breakdowns is due mainly to a poor maintenance policy for the equipment, in addition to the difficult…

Data-driven decision-making in maintenance management and coordination throughout the asset life cycle: an empirical study

Maren Hinrichs, Loina Prifti, Stefan Schneegass

With production systems become more digitized, data-driven maintenance decisions can improve the performance of production systems. While manufacturers are introducing predictive…

Analyzing the role of Multi-Agent Technology in minimizing breakdown probabilities in Manufacturing Industries

Vikram Singh, Nirbhay Sharma, Somesh Kumar Sharma

Every company or manufacturing system is vulnerable to breakdowns. This research aims to analyze the role of Multi-Agent Technology (MAT) in minimizing breakdown probabilities in…

Spare parts management in industry 4.0 era: a literature review

Nishant Kulshrestha, Saurabh Agrawal, Deep Shree

Spare Parts Management (SPM) and Industry 4.0 has proven their importance. However, employment of Industry 4.0 solutions for SPM is at emerging stage. To address the issue, this…

An innovative method to solve the maintenance task allocation and packing problem

José Nogueira da Mata Filho, Antonio Celio Pereira de Mesquita, Fernando Teixeira Mendes Abrahão, Guilherme C. Rocha

This paper aims to explore the optimization process involved in the aircraft maintenance allocation and packing problem. The aircraft industry misses a part of the optimization…

Performance analysis of a complex process industrial unit utilizing intuitionistic fuzzy-based integrated framework

Dinesh Kumar Kushwaha, Dilbagh Panchal, Anish Kumar Sachdeva

An integrated intuitionistic fuzzy (IF) modelling-based framework for examining the performance analysis of a packaging unit (PU) in three different stages has been proposed.