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Multicriteria Model for Selection of Preventive Maintenance Intervals
Author(s) -
Almeida Adiel Teixeira
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
quality and reliability engineering international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.913
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1099-1638
pISSN - 0748-8017
DOI - 10.1002/qre.1415
Subject(s) - preventive maintenance , reliability (semiconductor) , context (archaeology) , production (economics) , selection (genetic algorithm) , interval (graph theory) , computer science , reliability engineering , operations research , decision model , risk analysis (engineering) , engineering , mathematics , machine learning , economics , business , paleontology , power (physics) , physics , macroeconomics , quantum mechanics , combinatorics , biology
Selecting preventive maintenance intervals is a problem addressed in the literature in which several different models are used according to the context and other issues. This article presents a multicriteria decision model to support decision makers in choosing the best maintenance interval based on the combination of conflicting criteria, such as reliability and cost. A procedure is proposed for using the model, which is based on multiattribute utility theory (MAUT). Moreover, a numerical application illustrates the use of the procedure, based on a real case study. The discussion of the results addresses theoretical issues and practical managerial implications related to the model proposed. This study shows that a multicriteria decision model is important for the maintenance and reliability community when a context of service production systems is to be accounted for due to interruptions caused by failures in this kind of production system. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.