Simulating maintenance work in an engineering firm: A case study
| Autor: | T.M. Husband, A. Manan, B.A. Basker |
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| Rok vydání: | 1977 |
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Downtime
Service (systems architecture) Engineering Operations research Engineering firm business.industry Crew Condensed Matter Physics Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics Surfaces Coatings and Films Electronic Optical and Magnetic Materials Reliability engineering Work (electrical) Key (cryptography) Factory (object-oriented programming) Electrical and Electronic Engineering Safety Risk Reliability and Quality Production department business |
| Zdroj: | Microelectronics Reliability. 16:571-581 |
| ISSN: | 0026-2714 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/0026-2714(77)90288-8 |
| Popis: | This paper presents the results of a case study carried out in the maintenance department of a medium-sized British engineering firm. Monte Carlo simulation was used to determine the optimal size of maintenance crew under two separate organizational conditions. First the estimation of the optimal number of repair men to service a key production department on a decentralized basis. Second, the determination of the centralized maintenanc crew size to service the entire factory. The paper seeks to show how simulation can be applied under difficult conditions, in particular the lack of full and formal downtime records. Its objective is to demonstrate the potential of simulation techniques in an industry where maintenance is typically practised in an unsophisticated fashion. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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