Title :
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
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/ETFA.1999.815417
