| Description |
xii, 199 pages ; 23 cm |
| Series |
Topics in operational research |
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Topics in operational research.
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| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Preface v -- Acknowledgements vii -- 1 General Introduction 1 -- 1.1 General survey 1 -- 1.2 The quantitative approach 3 -- 1.3 Some maintenance problems 10 -- 1.4 Maintenance control and mathematical models 11 -- 2 Statistical Preliminaries 13 -- 2.1 Introduction 13 -- 2.2 Relative frequency histogram 13 -- 2.3 Probability density function 14 -- 2.4 Cumulative distribution function 17 -- 2.5 Reliability function 18 -- 2.6 Failure rate 19 -- 2.7 Maintainability 23 -- 2.8 Further comments 23 -- 3 Present Value 25 -- 3.1 Introduction 25 -- 3.2 Present value formulae 25 -- 3.3 Determination of appropriate interest rate 28 -- 3.4 Example: one-shot decision 29 -- 3.5 Further comments 30 -- 4 Replacement Decisions 31 -- 4.1 Introduction 31 -- 4.2 Optimal replacement times for equipment whose operat- -- ing cost increases with use: method 1 34 -- 4.3 Optimal replacement times for equipment whose operat- -- ing cost increases with use: method 2 41 -- 4.4 Optimal replacement policy for equipment whose -- operating costs increases with use: finite time horizon 43 -- 4.5 Optimal replacement policy for two machines one of -- which acts as a standby, when the operating cost of a -- machine increases with use 55 -- 4.6 Optimal replacement interval for capital equipment: -- maximization of discounted benefits 63 -- 4.7 Optimal replacement interval for capital equipment: -- minimization of total cost 69 -- 4.8 Optimal replacement policy for capital equipment taking -- into account technological improvement: finite planning -- horizon 72 -- 4.9 Optimal replacement policy for capital equipment -- taking into account technological improvement: infinite -- planning horizon 76 -- 4.10 Optimal interval between preventive replacements of -- equipment subject to breakdown 79 -- 4.11 Optimal preventive replacement age of equipment sub- -- ject to breakdown 87 -- 4.12 Optimal preventive replacement age of equipment sub- -- ject to breakdown, taking account of the times required -- to effect failure and preventive replacements 92 -- 4.13 Optimal preventive replacement interval or age of equip- -- ment subject to breakdown: minimization of downtime 94 -- 4.14 Group replacement: optimal interval between group re- -- placement of items subject to failure: the lamp replace- -- ment problem 98 -- 4.15 Further replacement models 100 -- 5 Inspection Decisions 103 -- 5.1 Introduction 103 -- 5.2 Optimal inspection frequency: maximization of profit 103 -- 5.3 Optimal inspection frequency: minimization of downtime 108 -- 5.4 Optimal inspection interval to maximize the availability of -- equipment used in emergency conditions 110 -- 5.5 Optimal inspection schedule for equipment whose condi- -- tion can only be determined through inspection: minimi- -- zation of total cost 112 -- 6 Overhaul and Repair Decisions 117 -- 6.1 Introduction 117 -- 6.2 Optimal overhaul/repair/replace maintenace policy for -- equipment subject to breakdown: finite time horizon 118 -- 6.3 Optimal overhaul/repair/replace maintenance policy for -- equipment subject to breakdown: infinite time horizon 125 -- 6.4 Optimal overhaul cost limits for equipment 129 -- 7 Organizational Structure Decisions 135 -- 7.1 Introduction 135 -- 7.2 Queueing theory preliminaries 136 -- 7.3 Optimal number of workshop machines to meet a fluctuat- -- ing workload 140 -- 7.4 Optimal repair effort of a repair crew 144 -- 7.5 Optimal mix of two classes of similar equipment (such as -- medium/large lathes) to meet a fluctuating workload 147 -- 7.6 Optimal number of machines/repair crew: the machine -- interference problem 159 -- 7.7 Optimal size of a maintenance work force to meet a fluc- -- tuating workload, taking account of subcontracting -- opportunities 163 -- 8 Reliability Decisions 167 -- 8.1 Introduction 167 -- 8.2 Some basic probability considerations 168 -- 8.3 Optimal design configuration of a series/parallel system: -- maximizing reliability subject to a budgetary constraint 171 -- 8.4 Optimal design configuration of a series/parallel system: -- maximizing reliability subject to constraints on safety and -- budget levels 174 -- 8.5 Optimal mix of redundancy/design effort to minimize the -- total cost of achieving at least a specified level of reliability 177 -- 8.6 Optimal degree of component redundancy: minimization -- of total cost of operation and downtime 179 -- 8.7 Optimal level of active parallel redundancy for an equip- -- ment with components subject to repair 181 -- 9 Scheduling and Sequencing Decisions 184 -- 9.1 Introduction 184 -- 9.2 Scheduling decisions 184 -- 9.3 Sequencing decisions 185 -- 9.4 Optimal sequencing rule for processing jobs through two -- machines 186 -- 9.5 Optimal sequence of getting machines overhauled by -- three maintenance crews 190 -- List of References 194 |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 194-196 |
| Subject |
Industrial equipment -- Maintenance and repair -- Mathematical models.
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Mathematical optimization.
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Reliability (Engineering) -- Mathematical models.
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Replacement of industrial equipment -- Mathematical models.
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Industrial equipment -- Maintenance and repair -- Mathematical models.
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Maintainability (Engineering) -- Mathematical models.
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Mathematical optimization.
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Reliability (Engineering) -- Mathematical models.
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Replacement of industrial equipment -- Mathematical models.
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| LC no. |
74181860 |
| ISBN |
0273316540 |
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