Age-based maintenance for a fleet of haul trucks
Journal of Quality in Maintenance Engineering
ISSN: 1355-2511
Article publication date: 8 October 2018
Abstract
Purpose
The most costly part in an open-pit mine is the transportation of material out of the mine. The efficiency of the truck-and-shovel fleet plays a major role in cost control. The paper aims to discuss these issues.
Design/methodology/approach
The truck dispatching simulation model with consideration of age-based maintenance is proposed.
Findings
This paper underlines an impact of truck dispatching decisions and reveals remarkable differences in the total production under different approaches of operational availability. Additionally, the simulated results introduce an effective scheduled maintenance for different truck age levels.
Originality/value
The approach is based on a case study taking into account the stochastic equipment behavior and environment in a real open-pit mine. This approach can be used more generally in situations in which truck fleets are used to transport material.
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Citation
Chaowasakoo, P., Seppälä, H. and Koivo, H. (2018), "Age-based maintenance for a fleet of haul trucks", Journal of Quality in Maintenance Engineering, Vol. 24 No. 4, pp. 511-528. https://doi.org/10.1108/JQME-03-2017-0016
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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