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A SIMULATION OF INTERACTIVE MAINTENANCE DECISIONS
Author(s) -
Hardy S. T.,
Krajewski L. J.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
decision sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.238
H-Index - 108
eISSN - 1540-5915
pISSN - 0011-7315
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-5915.1975.tb01000.x
Subject(s) - computer science , truck , set (abstract data type) , operations research , selection (genetic algorithm) , preventive maintenance , transient (computer programming) , maintenance actions , risk analysis (engineering) , automation , operations management , reliability engineering , business , economics , engineering , mechanical engineering , artificial intelligence , programming language , aerospace engineering , operating system
In this day of automation, effective maintenance decisions are a legitimate concern. This paper broadens the traditional concept of maintenance to include any policies which tend to reduce the frequency or severity of failures. A simulation model is used to demonstrate the inter‐relatedness of multiple maintenance policies for a truck depot. It is demonstrated that the proper selection of a maintenance policy set should consider the variability of the system outputs due to the daily dynamics, as well as the transient behavior of the system. It is also shown that the choice of an appropriate maintenance policy should recognize the distribution of total annual costs and should not base the analysis solely upon average total annual costs.