Abstract
A manufacturing line consists of a series of machines, which are subject to failures due to component deterioration and other random causes. While failures due to random causes are inevitable and need corrective maintenance (CM), failures due to component deterioration can be avoided by preventive maintenance (PM). Both types of maintenances can cause significant production losses, particularly if a proper PM policy is not practiced. Productivity calculations of multi-stage lines with storage units and maintenance operations can be quite complex. Furthermore, closed form solutions in equation forms are not possible when both preventive and corrective maintenances are incorporated into the model. In this paper, a simulation model is presented for a multi-stage line and line productivity is evaluated under different operating conditions and maintenance policies.
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