An object‐oriented decision support system for maintenance management
Journal of Quality in Maintenance Engineering
ISSN: 1355-2511
Article publication date: 1 September 1999
Abstract
As the world approaches a new millennium, more and more industrial and manufacturing processes are being computerized and rapid retrieval and use of necessary information is vital if an organization is to remain competitive. The present work develops a computerized decision support system to assist in maintenance planning. The system design and analysis, and the decision support system design and development are all developed in an object‐oriented environment. The support system is driven by maintenance performance indices. Both object‐oriented databases and relational databases are used, for transient and permanent entities respectively. A knowledge base with if‐then rules is developed for fault diagnosis and repair. The methodology was applied to a powder coating plant to develop its maintenance decision support system.
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Citation
Nagarur, N.N. and Kaewplang, J. (1999), "An object‐oriented decision support system for maintenance management", Journal of Quality in Maintenance Engineering, Vol. 5 No. 3, pp. 248-257. https://doi.org/10.1108/13552519910282719
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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