Evaluation of Maintenance Policies Using Taguchi Loss Functions and Analytical Hierarchy Process
Abstract
The existence of a company in today’s highly automated production
environment largely depends on the high availability rates of production
machines. High machine availability rates can only be achieved by applying
suitable maintenance policies. Determination of a suitable maintenance policy
requires the consideration of many factors. In this study, a new methodology
integrating Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Taguchi loss functions was
developed for the determination of the most suitable maintenance policy. This
methodology represents the first use of Taguchi loss functions for maintenance
policy evaluation and the use of these functions ensured the consideration of
tangible and intangible maintenance policy evaluation criteria. Applicability
and effectiveness of the developed methodology was justified by determining the
most suitable maintenance policy for the coating machines of a powder coating
factory.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Engineering
Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
December 31, 2018
Submission Date
July 11, 2018
Acceptance Date
November 22, 2018
Published in Issue
Year 2018 Number: 14