Experimental approach of control for unreliable manufacturing systems

Author

Gharbi, A. ; Kenne, J.P.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Genie de la Production Autom., Ecole de Technol. Superieure, Montreal, Que., Canada

Volume

1

fYear

1999

fDate

1999

Firstpage

663

Abstract

We consider a multiple and identical machines manufacturing system with random breakdowns, corrective maintenance activities and repair times. Our objective is to find the production rates of the system and the corrective maintenance rates of the machines so as to minimize the total cost of inventory/backlog. By combining analytical formalism and simulation based statistical tools, such as experimental design and response surface methodology, an approximation of the optimal control policy is obtained

Keywords

design of experiments; optimal control; production control; reliability theory; stock control; surface fitting; backlog; corrective maintenance; experimental design; inventory; optimal control; random breakdowns; repair times; response surface; statistical analysis; unreliable manufacturing systems; Analytical models; Costs; Design for experiments; Flexible manufacturing systems; Manufacturing systems; Optimal control; Preventive maintenance; Production control; Production systems; Response surface methodology;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation, 1999. Proceedings. ETFA '99. 1999 7th IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Barcelona

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5670-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ETFA.1999.815417

Filename

815417