COMPARISON BETWEEN CONDITION-BASED, AGE-BASED AND FAILURE-BASED MAINTENANCE POLICIES IN PARALLEL AND SERIAL CONFIGURATIONS: A SIMULATION ANALYSIS

Authors

  • Ali Azadeh School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
  • Mohammad Sheikhalishahi School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
  • Saeed Abdolhossein Zadeh School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
  • Hossein Heidaryan Baygy School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23055/ijietap.2017.24.3.1845

Keywords:

condition-based maintenance, age-based maintenance, failure-based maintenance, simulation

Abstract

This paper evaluates the performance of condition-based maintenance (CBM), age-based maintenance (ABM) and failure-based maintenance (FBM) policies in serial and parallel multi-resource systems. CBM is mainly taken into account as a significant maintenance policy that makes use of the operating circumstances of the component to predict a failure occurrence, so that the component is preventively maintained only when necessary. ABM and FBM are considered as two alternatives for CBM. In this paper, these three techniques are compared with each other using simulation. To evaluate and analyze these three policies in parallel and serial configurations, three performance indicators comprising efficiency, total maintenance cost and average queue length are introduced for all scenarios. An explanatory case study is used to investigate the performance of these policies in various circumstances. The results demonstrate that in general, CBM outperforms ABM, and on the other hand, ABM shows better results in comparison to FBM.

Author Biography

Ali Azadeh, School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

Ali Azadeh is a full professor and the founder of the Department of Industrial Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering, University of Tehran.  He is also a faculty member in the Department of Engineering Optimization and co-founder of the Research Institute of Energy Management and Planning at the University of Tehran.  Dr. Azadeh is the director of Simulation and Computer Aided Design and HSE Laboratories at the College of Engineering.  He is a member of the Center of Excellence for Intelligent Mechanical Experiments. He obtained his Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering from the University of Southern California (1992).  He received National Award of Merit and National Honor Award in USA in 1983-84.  He received the 1992 Phi Beta Kappa Alumni Award for excellence in research and innovation of doctoral dissertation in USA.  He is the recipient of the 1999-2000 Applied Research Award and the 2008-2009 Distinguished Researcher Award at the University of Tehran, Iran.  Dr Azadeh is recipient of 2009-2010 National Eminent Researcher Award in Iran.  Professor Azadeh is the recipient of 2010-2011 Eminent Researcher Award at the University of Tehran. Dr Azadeh is the recipient of 2012-2013 International Award for excellence in academic achievement at the University of Tehran.  Professor Azadeh has published more than 500 papers in reputable academic journals and conference proceedings.  

 

 

Published

2017-10-29

How to Cite

Azadeh, A., Sheikhalishahi, M., Abdolhossein Zadeh, S., & Heidaryan Baygy, H. (2017). COMPARISON BETWEEN CONDITION-BASED, AGE-BASED AND FAILURE-BASED MAINTENANCE POLICIES IN PARALLEL AND SERIAL CONFIGURATIONS: A SIMULATION ANALYSIS. International Journal of Industrial Engineering: Theory, Applications and Practice, 24(3). https://doi.org/10.23055/ijietap.2017.24.3.1845

Issue

Section

Quality, Reliability, Maintenance Engineering