Table of contents
Condition‐based maintenance: tools and decision making
Albert H.C. TsangThe primary objective of equipment maintenance programmes is topreserve system functions in a cost‐effective manner. Surveys a widevariety of techniques commonly used to monitor…
Outsourcing in maintenance management: A valid alternative to self‐provision
John D. CampbellPresents the concept of outsourcing as a means for achievingstrategic advantages. Describes the process of outsourcing and providesa practical approach which uses six steps. The…
Optimal, opportunistic maintenance policy using genetic algorithms, 2: analysis
Dragan A. Savic, Godfrey A. Walters, Jezdimir KnezevicInvestigates the use of a genetic‐algorithm program for analysingthe optimal opportunity‐based maintenance problem for real‐sizedsystems. Analyses the performance of the genetic…
Maintenance control via mathematical programming
Khaled S. Al‐Sultan, Salih O. DuffuaaMaintenance control plays a key role in achieving the statedobjective of effectiveness and efficiency of the maintenance system. Ina recent paper, Gits proposed a reference…
A Petri‐Net‐based machine tool failure diagnosis system
P. Prickett, R. GrosvenorDescribes the ongoing development of a Petri‐Net‐based machine toolfailure diagnosis system. The described system incorporates conditionmonitoring systems and expert system‐based…
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- Prof Salih O'Duffua