... Simulation for nonidentical two-component systems subject to Condition-Based Maintenance considering all four types of dependencies. Findings The research has shown that optimizing the maintenance system without considering resource dependence led to different and better solutions. In addition...

.../approach The truck dispatching simulation model with consideration of age-based maintenance is proposed. Findings This paper underlines an impact of truck dispatching decisions and reveals remarkable differences in the total production under different approaches of operational availability...

... Publishing Limited 2016 Emerald Group Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Simulation Forecasting Maintenance Availability Off-highway trucks Statistic model Preventive maintenance requires numerous related data collection, analysis, and forecasting steps to define...

.../methodology/approach The number of shortages stemming from all scenarios under consideration was established via computer simulation with the Arena^© language. Findings For demand allocation that remains unchanged for the duration of the planning horizon and constant reliability...

... context. Design/methodology/approach The proposed integrated policy is defined and a simulation model is developed to investigate it. Findings The paper focuses on finding simultaneously two decision variables: the period (T) at which preventive maintenance actions have to be performed...

... and processing times distributions. Design/methodology/approach The proposed approach is based on a combination of analytical modeling, simulation experimentation and regression analysis. The model was validated by comparing the obtained simulation results with those obtained under an exponential processing...

...Adolfo Crespo Marquez Purpose This paper aims to present a case study where computer simulation is used to evaluate maintenance strategies targeted to cope with a critical failure of a repairable system. Design/methodology/approach The problem is characterized, modeled and simulated under...

... of individual component failures. For complex machinery, especially involving many rotable parts, such analyses are difficult and time‐consuming. This paper aims to propose an alternative method for estimating and improving reliability. Design/methodology/approach The methodology is based on simulating...

...E.A.M. Mjema A simulation modelling, using a simulation language SIMPLE++, was used to study the personnel capacity utilisation in a maintenance department. Input data included work orders with different throughput times, different personnel profile based on work order requirements, and different...