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Simulation and optimization for improving performance of maintenance

Mohammad Mahdi Ershadi (Department of Industrial Engineering, Golpayegan University of Technology, Golpaygan, Iran)
Hossein Shams Shemirani (Department of Industrial Engineering, Golpayegan University of Technology, Golpaygan, Iran)

Facilities

ISSN: 0263-2772

Article publication date: 8 July 2020

Issue publication date: 8 July 2020

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to design an applied mathematical model to maximize the profits of maintenance activities in manufacturing organizations, also providing an efficient solution method for that.

Design/methodology/approach

Reviewing published articles in the field of maintenance planning and then trying to model the problem to optimal decision making in this field.

Findings

Maintenance optimization can be done more appropriately by the accurate use of mathematical programming.

Research limitations/implications

The existence of probabilistic parameters in this problem leads to hard stochastic programming.

Practical implications

Designing and organizing maintenance activities will increase productivity. This paper attempts to use mathematical models to optimize this matter.

Originality/value

This paper highlights the importance of using optimization methods for maintenance planning.

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Acknowledgements

The authors thank the Sepahan steel pipe and profile factory for their help in this research and for providing the necessary data. Also, the authors thank anonymous referees for their thorough and insightful comments on an earlier version of this paper. The authors remain responsible for any omissions.

Conflict of interest: The authors declared no conflict of interest.

Citation

Ershadi, M.M. and Shams Shemirani, H. (2020), "Simulation and optimization for improving performance of maintenance", Facilities, Vol. 39 No. 5/6, pp. 256-276. https://doi.org/10.1108/F-08-2019-0083

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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