Joint optimization of condition-based maintenance and spares inventory for a series–parallel system with two failure modes

J Zhang, X Zhao, Y Song, Q Qiu - Computers & Industrial Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
In the field of industrial engineering, the joint optimization of maintenance and spares
inventory has attracted more and more attention because it can better balance system …

[HTML][HTML] A condition-based maintenance policy for multi-component systems subject to stochastic and economic dependencies

Y Wang, X Li, J Chen, Y Liu - Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 2022 - Elsevier
Condition-based maintenance (CBM) optimization utilizing prognostic information and
methods for complex systems has attracted increasing attention. This paper presents a bi …

Condition-based maintenance for a multi-component system in a dynamic operating environment

N Zhang, Y Deng, B Liu, J Zhang - Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper develops a condition-based maintenance (CBM) model for a multi-component
system operating under a dynamic environment. The degradation process of each …

Maintenance optimization for dependent two-component degrading systems subject to imperfect repair

W Cheng, X Zhao - Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 2023 - Elsevier
Appropriate maintenance policies play an important role in improving system availability and
ensuring safe operation. Seeking optimal maintenance policies for technical systems has …

Condition-based maintenance strategy for redundant systems with arbitrary structures using improved reinforcement learning

A Yang, Q Qiu, M Zhu, L Cui, W Chen, J Chen - Reliability Engineering & …, 2022 - Elsevier
The condition-based maintenance (CBM) decision-making for redundant systems has
attracted increasing attention. Most existing studies are dedicated to k-out-of-n redundant …

[HTML][HTML] Health management review for fuel cells: Focus on action phase

J Zuo, NY Steiner, Z Li, D Hissel - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
Proton exchange membrane fuel cells offer a sustainable solution to electrical power
generation and combined power and heat applications, even if they still encounter durability …

Inverse Gaussian processes with correlated random effects for multivariate degradation modeling

G Fang, R Pan, Y Wang - European Journal of Operational Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Many engineering products have more than one failure mode and the evolution of each
mode can be monitored by measuring a performance characteristic (PC). It is found that the …

Joint optimization of condition-based maintenance and condition-based production of a single equipment considering random yield and maintenance delay

N Zhang, K Cai, Y Deng, J Zhang - Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 2024 - Elsevier
In this paper, we study the integrated production-maintenance optimization problem of a
deteriorating machine where random yield and maintenance delay are considered. The …

A hybrid repair-replacement policy in the proportional hazards model

R Zheng, J Wang, Y Zhang - European Journal of Operational Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Cox's proportional hazards model is widely used to describe the hazard rate of a system
deteriorating with age and diagnostic covariates. Existing maintenance in the proportional …

Optimal condition-based maintenance policy for multi-component repairable systems with economic dependence in a finite-horizon

W Zhang, X Zhang, S He, X Zhao, Z He - Reliability Engineering & System …, 2024 - Elsevier
Industrial production entails using numerous multi-component repairable systems (MCRS),
and the reliability of these systems is often affected by a varying level of degradation. To …