Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management: Volume 25 Issue 4

The role of maintenance in improving company's competitiveness and profitability: A case study in a textile company

Damjan Maletič, Matjaž Maletič, Basim Al-Najjar, Boštjan Gomišček

The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of maintenance in improving company's competitiveness and profitability. In the first part the paper aims to discuss the potential…

Dynamic analytic hierarchy process: AHP method adapted to a changing environment

Vicente González-Prida, Pablo Viveros, Luis Barberá, Adolfo Crespo Márquez

Actual situations evidence how adopted decisions can change the decision constraints of the system where the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) is being applied. Therefore, the…

Coloured stochastic Petri nets modelling for the reliability and maintenance analysis of multi-state multi-unit systems

Zhouhang Wang, Maen Atli, H. Kondo Adjallah

The purpose of this paper is to introduce a method for modelling the multi-state repairable systems subject to stochastic degradation processes by using the coloured stochastic…

Complex maintenance programs quantification (CMPQ) to better control production systems

Thomas Ruin, Eric Levrat, Benoît Iung, Antoine Despujols

The purpose of this paper is to develop a methodology for supporting complex maintenance programs quantification (CMPQ) for industrial systems. The methodology is based on a…

Queuing network-based methodology for designing and assessing performance of centralized maintenance workshops

Zineb Simeu-Abazi, Maria Di Mascolo, Eric Gascard

In this paper, the authors are concerned with a maintenance workshop (MW) centralizing all corrective maintenance activities. The purpose of this paper is to propose a methodology…

A review of multi-criteria classification of spare parts : From literature analysis to industrial evidences

Irene Roda, Marco Macchi, Luca Fumagalli, Pablo Viveros

Spare parts management plays a relevant role for equipment-intensive companies. An important step of such process is the spare parts classification, enabling properly managing…

Time series trending for condition assessment and prognostics

Ahmed Mosallam, Kamal Medjaher, Noureddine Zerhouni

The developments of complex systems have increased the demand for condition monitoring techniques so as to maximize operational availability and safety while decreasing the costs…

Value-driven engineering of E-maintenance platforms

Marco Macchi, Adolfo Crespo Márquez, Maria Holgado, Luca Fumagalli, Luis Barberá Martínez

– The purpose of this paper is to propose a methodology for the engineering of E-maintenance platforms that is based on a value-driven approach.

JMTM special issue on: advanced maintenance engineering, services and technologies