Journal of Quality in Maintenance Engineering: Volume 27 Issue 1

Mechanization level assessment and technology identification for productivity improvement in petrochemical facility maintenance

Zhe Yin, Carlos Caldas, Daniel de Oliveira, Bon-Gang Hwang, Ming Shan

Facility maintenance is critical for the operation and management of petrochemical plants. Maintenance work completed with higher productivity eventually contributes to better…

Dynamic maintenance based on functional usage profiles

Tiedo Tinga, Flip Wubben, Wieger Tiddens, Hans Wortmann, Gerard Gaalman

For many decades, it has been recognized that maintenance activities should be adapted to the specific usage of a system. For that reason, many advanced policies have been…

Combining RAMS with EEP for performance-based maintenance: a review

Tarwaji Warsokusumo, Toni Prahasto, Achmad Widodo

The study aims to perform an extensive literature review in the area of the maintenance decision analysis (MDA), especially in power generation systems. In the basis of this…

Joint optimization of production and maintenance for multi-machines subject to degradation and subcontracting constraints

Nouhayla Hafidi, Abdellah El Barkany, Abderrahman EL Mhamedi, Morad Mahmoudi

The purpose of this paper is to consider various possible constraints of the problem of production and maintenance planning control for a multi-machine under subcontracting…

Adaptive and noncyclic preventive maintenance to augment production activities

Sunil Dutta, Narala Suresh Kumar Reddy

Production schedules, if not met as per timelines may result in heavy losses to a company in terms of its standing and the overall profit. Production scheduling is generally…

Life cycle cost analysis of a computerized numerical control machine tool: a case study from Indian manufacturing industry

Rajkumar Bhimgonda Patil, Basavraj S. Kothavale, Laxman Yadu Waghmode, Michael Pecht

Life cycle cost (LCC) analysis is one of the key parameters in designing a sustainable product or system. The application of life cycle costing in the manufacturing industries is…

Design for maintenance: new algorithmic approach

Oussama Adjoul, Khaled Benfriha, Améziane Aoussat

This paper proposes a new simultaneous optimization model of the industrial systems design and maintenance. This model aims to help the designer in searching for technical…

The emerging organizational role of the maintenance function: a strategic perspective

Carlos F. Gomes, Mahmoud M. Yasin, Jorge M. Simões

With the growing importance of performance measurement and management, this exploratory study intends to examine the practices of maintenance managers with regards to maintenance…

Modelling condition-based maintenance for nonidentical two-component systems considering four types of dependencies

Abdullah Alrabghi

The move toward Industry 4 is accelerated by the availability of affordable sensing technologies and networking infrastructure. Condition-Based Maintenance is the well-suited…

Total cost optimization of submersible irrigation pump maintenance using simulation

Niguss Haregot Hatsey, Seyoum Eshetu Birkie

The unpredictable failure of submersible pump (SP) in groundwater irrigation systems has considerable negative economic consequences. The purpose of this paper is to develop a…

Factors influencing maintenance-related investments in industry: a multiple-case study

Camilla Lundgren, Jon Bokrantz, Anders Skoogh

The purpose of this study is to ensure productive, robust and sustainable production systems by enabling future investments in maintenance. This study aims to provide a deeper…

On preventive maintenance policies: a selection framework

Imad Alsyouf, Sadeque Hamdan, Mohammad Shamsuzzaman, Salah Haridy, Iyad Alawaysheh

This paper develops a framework for selecting the most efficient and effective preventive maintenance policy using multiple-criteria decision making and multi-objective…