Abstract
In the maintenance optimisation framework, grouping maintenance is a promising solution for maintenance planning of multi-component systems, in which maintenance activities are performed together to reduce maintenance costs. One of the most widely identified challenges in real applications of grouping maintenance is that it may disturb the maintenance workload balance (smoothness), causing many difficulties in production and/or labour scheduling and inventory management. In this study, we propose a joint optimisation approach for maintenance grouping and workload balancing to address the above challenge. First, a mathematical model of the joint optimisation problem was derived. A multi-objective grouping optimisation approach based on the Weighted Sum model and Genetic Algorithm was implemented to determine the Pareto-optimal grouping solution. The proposed approach was applied to a real case study of an automotive plant comprising 40 production lines with 1090 components. The results highlighted the advantages, effectiveness, and flexibility of the proposed maintenance approach in real-world applications.
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