1) Optimum Preventive Maintenance Policies

Abstract
Two types of preventive maintenance policies are considered. A policy is defined
to be optimum if it maximizes limiting efficiency, i.e., fractional amount of up-
time over long intervals. Elementary renewal theory is used to obtain optimum po
licies. The optimum policies are determined, in each case, as unique solutions o
f certain integral equations depending on the failure distribution. It is shown
that both solutions are also minimum cost solutions when the proper identificati
ons are made. The two optimum policies are compared under certain restrictions.
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An Algorithm for Preventive Maintenance Policy
Abstract
Simple preventive maintenance (Maintenance type 1P) and preventive replacement (
maintenance type 2P) are scheduled in such a way that the system does not drop b
elow a minimum reliability. Failure rate after maintenance type 1P lies between
"good as new" and "bad as old". The degree of improvement in failure rate after
maintenance type 1P is cailed the improvement factor. A set of curves for the im
provement factor as a function of cost for maintenance type 1P and age of the sy
stem is proposed. The cost rate for a system is formulated as a ratio of an aver
age cost for a cycle (time between replacements) to an average cycle length. An
optimum number of type 1P maintenance actions before type 2P maintenance is obta
ined by minimizing the cost rate when the failure times are Weibull distributed.
The optimum solutions are a function of improvement factors and predetermined u
pper limit of failure rate.
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Overview of maintenance strategy, acceptable maintenance standard and resources
from a building maintenance operation perspective
Abstract
This paper is part of a research study focusing on building maintenance operatio
n processes. The fundamental investigation is to review building maintenance pol
icy with respect to maintenance strategy, acceptable standard and resources. The
arguments and problems arising in maintenance operation processes are discussed
. Following the overall discussions, the types of challenges, problems as well a
s arguments from the organisational and operational perspectives are summarised.
The preliminary conceptual framework highlights the importance for maintenance
personnel to justify the building maintenance objectives by matching with organi
sational goals and objectives. It helps to improve the gaps between the top mana
gement at the strategic level and maintenance personnel at the operation level i
n performing building maintenance as well as maintenance operation efficiency.
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Integrating industrial maintenance strategy into ERP
Abstract: During the last decade, many companies have made large investmen
ts in the development and implementation of enterprise resource planning (ERP) s
ystems. However, only few of these systems developed or installed have actually
considered maintenance strategies. Maintenance is a complex process that is trig
gered by planned periodic repair (scheduled or planned maintenance), equipment b
reakdown or deterioration indicated by a monitored parameter (unplanned or emerg
ency maintenance). This process requires planning, scheduling, monitoring, quali
ty assurance and deployment of necessary resources (workshop, manpower, machines
, equipment, tools, spare parts, materials). Proper design and integration of ma
intenance management into ERP systems enable enterprises to effectively manage t
heir production planning and scheduling, as well as to analyze their maintenance
history so as to carry out cost analysis and produce future projections of fail
ure trends. The present work presents the design of an object-oriented maintenan
ce management model and its integration into an ERP system. The proposed model w
as designed towards the development of innovative industrial software regarding
the optimum management of maintenance in a wide range of business areas.
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