Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8052802 | Applied Mathematical Modelling | 2013 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
Researches on a similar two-machine system have been done in some articles where maintenance and an intermediate buffer are considered, but the spare parts are not involved. Nevertheless, spare parts are essential for maintenance implementation, and there is interaction between the buffer inventory and the spare parts due to maintenance activity. This paper is aimed to investigate three types of cost related to the intermediate buffer inventory, and obtain their expectations as functions of several decision parameters on maintenance, buffer, and spare parts during a renewal cycle, by using mathematical analysis. The proposed method can be an important basis for further study of system cost calculation and decision making optimization.
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Authors
Shuyuan Gan, Zhisheng Zhang, Yifan Zhou, Jinfei Shi,