Abstract
This paper considers a condition-based maintenance model for continuously degrading systems under continuous monitoring. After maintenance, the states of the system are randomly distributed with residual damage. We investigate a realistic maintenance policy, referred to as condition-based availability limit policy, which achieves the maximum availability level of such a system. The optimum maintenance threshold is determined using a search algorithm. A numerical example for a degrading system modeled by a Gamma process is presented to demonstrate the use of this policy in practical applications.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 821-835 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | European Journal of Operational Research |
| Volume | 175 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 1 2006 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Availability limit
- Maintenance
- Optimization
- Replacement
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Computer Science
- Modeling and Simulation
- Management Science and Operations Research
- Information Systems and Management