Journal of Quality in Maintenance Engineering: Volume 8 Issue 3

Robot systems reliability and safety: a review

B.S. Dhillon, A.R.M. Fashandi, K.L. Liu

This paper presents a review of published literature on robot reliability and safety. The literature is classified into three main categories: robot safety; robot reliability; and…

A multi‐attribute preventive replacement model

M.N. Azaiez

We formulate a multi‐attribute decision model for preventive replacement of a “magnetic sealing head” in a soft‐drink producing factory in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In case of…

On the effects of production and maintenance variations on machinery performance

Irem Y. Tumer, Edward M. Huff

The variations introduced during the production and maintenance of rotating machinery components are correlated with the vibration and noise emanating from the final system during…

An artificial intelligence approach for improving plant operator maintenance proficiency

David J. Edwards, Gary D. Holt, Barry Robinson

Construction plant maintenance practice and its plant operators are inextricably linked. This is because, unlike plant operating within the manufacturing sector, construction…

An analysis of personnel capacity requirement in the maintenance department by using a simulation method

E.A.M. Mjema

A simulation modelling, using a simulation language SIMPLE++, was used to study the personnel capacity utilisation in a maintenance department. Input data included work orders…

Note on reliabilities of series‐parallel and parallel‐series system

Toshio Nakagawa, Qian Cun Hua

This paper considers a series‐parallel and a parallel‐series system, and investigates theoretically their fundamental characteristics: it is shown that the reliability of the…