... Productivity rate Control systems The productivity (per cent) is plotted against maintenance hours and quality hours and is depicted in Figure 1 . It is clearly seen that maximum productivity was achieved with highest maintenance hours (activities) in period 9 (month of September). After...

... can be contacted at: robert.pellerin@polymtl.ca © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Control systems Simulation Manufacturing systems Remanufacturing generally consists of the repair, replacement and/or modification of all components of a piece of equipment. The difficulty...

... realistic than the previous models where the state of the system is subject to either one of continuous wear and random shocks. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 Modelling Production planning Control systems Numerical analysis Failure (mechanical) We consider a random...

... are given, and optimal policies for each model are analytically discussed. Originality/value Presents the number of units and replacement times of parallel systems, and other modified replacement and preventive maintenance policies. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 Control systems...