Zahedi-Hosseini, F, Syntetos, AA and Scarf, PA 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5623-906X
2018,
'Optimisation of inspection policy for multi-line production systems'
, European Journal of Industrial Engineering, 12 (2)
, p. 233.
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Abstract
This paper develops a simulation model to determine the cost-optimum inspection policy for a multi-line production system taking account of simultaneous downtime. The machines in the multi-line system are subject to a two stage failure process that is modelled using the delay-time concept. Our study indicates that: consecutive inspection of lines with priority for failure repair is cost-optimal, with a cost reduction of 61% compared to a ‘run-to-failure’ policy; and maintainers need to be responsive to operational requirements. Our ideas are developed in the context of a case study of a plant with three parallel lines, one of which is on cold-standby.
Keywords: maintenance; delay-time model; simulation; production; parallel lines; manufacturing; preventive maintenance.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Schools: | Schools > Salford Business School Schools > School of Computing, Science and Engineering > Salford Innovation Research Centre |
| Journal or Publication Title: | European Journal of Industrial Engineering |
| Publisher: | Inderscience Publishers |
| ISSN: | 1751-5254 |
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| Depositing User: | Dr Philip Scarf |
| Date Deposited: | 15 May 2018 10:09 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Feb 2022 23:17 |
| URI: | https://usir.salford.ac.uk/id/eprint/47011 |
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