A maintenance optimisation framework in application to optimise power station boiler pressure parts maintenance
Journal of Quality in Maintenance Engineering
ISSN: 1355-2511
Article publication date: 2 October 2007
Abstract
Purpose
The boiler pressure parts are a major asset of a power station, and the maintenance cost is often accountable for a huge portion of the annual budget. In the power generation industry, the outage costs due to loss of production, both planned or forced, are very significant and thus it is of interest to seek for a meaningful approach to the management of boiler pressure parts maintenance such that the enterprise performance is optimised. This paper aims to do this.
Design/methodology/approach
This paper proposes a framework that introduces the division of the enterprise objectives into the three decision dimensions. The framework is applied to the case of power station boiler pressure parts maintenance to optimise maintenance outages decisions for Loy Yang, a power station in Victoria, Australia.
Findings
The study finds that the framework provides meaningful approach to optimising maintenance decisions and is generic for application in different cases.
Originality/value
The paper provides a new insight and integrated approach to optimising asset maintenance for an enterprise with the use of a case study.
Keywords
Citation
Tam, A.S.B., Price, J.W.H. and Beveridge, A. (2007), "A maintenance optimisation framework in application to optimise power station boiler pressure parts maintenance", Journal of Quality in Maintenance Engineering, Vol. 13 No. 4, pp. 364-384. https://doi.org/10.1108/13552510710829461
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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