Optimal burn-in and preventive maintenance warranty strategies with time-dependent maintenance costs
Journal article, 2013
This article considers the determination of the optimal burn-in time, the degree of preventive maintenance, and the preventive maintenance interval (or, equivalently, the number of preventive maintenance actions) for warranted products with time-dependent maintenance costs. The expected cost function is derived by adopting an appropriate age-reduction model and the determination of the optimal joint solution is discussed. Finally, the impact of providing a burn-in/preventive maintenance program is evaluated through numerical examples.
decision
policies
Age-reduction model
systems
life
burn-in
periodic replacement
reliability
model
preventive maintenance
virtual
products
time-dependent maintenance cost
minimal repair
servicing strategy
Author
Mahmood Shafiee
University of Gothenburg
Chalmers, Mathematical Sciences, Mathematics
M. Finkelstein
University of the Free State
Max-Plack-Institut fur demografische Forschung
M. J. Zuo
University of Alberta
IIE Transactions (Institute of Industrial Engineers)
0740-817X (ISSN)
Vol. 45 9 1024-1033Subject Categories (SSIF 2011)
Other Mechanical Engineering
DOI
10.1080/0740817x.2013.768784