International Journal of Production Research · 1992 · 27 citations · 5 references
EngineeringIndustrial EngineeringManufacturing EngineeringComputer-integrated ManufacturingMaintenance EngineeringManufacturing SystemsCondition-based MaintenanceFlexible Manufacturing SystemsMaintainability EngineeringMaintenance ManagementMaintenance PolicyMaintenance StrategyMaintenanceMaintenance ConstraintsMaintenance Decision Support SystemsMaintenance IntegrationReliability-based Maintenance
The potential benefits of flexible manufacturing systems have been shown to be sensitive to maintenance policies. Much of the information being published, however, is based on policies developed and proven for conventional stand-alone machinery. This paper evaluates five of these maintenance policies in the complex, highly integrated, computerized environment of flexible manufacturing systems.
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