Multi-criteria mission abort policy for systems subject to two-stage degradation process

X Zhao, Y Fan, Q Qiu, K Chen - European Journal of Operational Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Failures of mission-critical systems may result in irretrievable economic losses and
significant damages. Mission abort is an effective way to reduce the risk of casualties and …

Importance measure-based maintenance strategy optimization: Fundamentals, applications and future directions in AI and IoT

H Dui, X Wu, S Wu, M Xie - Frontiers of Engineering Management, 2024 - Springer
Numerous maintenance strategies have been proposed in the literature related to reliability.
This paper focuses on the utilization of reliability importance measures to optimize …

Deep reinforcement learning for condition-based maintenance planning of multi-component systems under dependent competing risks

N Zhang, W Si - Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Condition-Based Maintenance (CBM) planning for multi-component systems has
been receiving increasing attention in recent years. Most existing research on CBM …

Evaluation of the maintenance system readiness using the semi-Markov model taking into account hidden factors

E Kozłowski, A Borucka, P Oleszczuk… - Eksploatacja i …, 2023 - yadda.icm.edu.pl
Maintaining the proper level of readiness and reliability is crucial for any operating system
[33, 44]. It enables the purposeful use of the maintenance potential in the utilization …

Analysis of variable system cost and maintenance strategy in life cycle considering different failure modes

H Dui, Y Zhang, G Bai - Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 2024 - Elsevier
Due to the complexity of multi-component systems, components failure modes are intricate.
The failure modes lead to maintenance behavior combinations, which lead to a series of …

Optimal stopping problems for mission oriented systems considering time redundancy

Q Qiu, M Kou, K Chen, Q Deng, F Kang, C Lin - Reliability Engineering & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Catastrophic failures of safety-critical systems could result in irretrievable economic losses
and damage. To enhance the survivability of safety-critical systems, a mission can be …

Inspection and replacement policy with a fixed periodic schedule

CAV Cavalcante, RS Lopes, PA Scarf - Reliability engineering & system …, 2021 - Elsevier
We study an inspection and replacement policy for a system when maintenance actions are
executed at times or “visits” with a fixed, periodic schedule. Then, the novel focus of the …

A maintenance strategy based on system reliability considering imperfect corrective maintenance and shocks

S Gan, Z Song, L Zhang - Computers & Industrial Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, an innovative maintenance strategy is proposed for systems subject to normal
degradation and shock process. The shock process is a non-homogeneous Poisson …

Maintenance Optimization for a Production System Subject to Shocks Considering a Buffer Inventory and Production Defects

S Gan, N Shen - Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 2023 - Elsevier
In this paper, an innovative maintenance strategy is proposed for a system operating
exposed to shock environments. The system contains a deteriorating production machine …

An optimization framework for opportunistic planning of preventive maintenance activities

R Mena, P Viveros, E Zio, S Campos - Reliability Engineering & System …, 2021 - Elsevier
Methodologies for designing maintenance policies, such as Reliability Centered
Maintenance (RCM), provide a list of recommended preventive maintenance (PM) activities …