Integrating quality and maintenance decisions in a production-inventory model for deteriorating items

Abstract

In typical production-inventory models of deteriorating items, deterioration of the production process has not been considered. In this paper, a model is proposed in which both the produced items and the production equipment deteriorate. When the production system deteriorates, it shifts to an outof-control state and begins to produce a proportion of defective items, necessitating corrective maintenance action. A model is formulated to integrate several realistic aspects, including item and process deterioration, varying demand and production rates, quality, inspection, and maintenance. A heuristic solution algorithm is developed to determine the production and inspection schedules, and a numerical example is solved.

Optimal control of production-maintenance system with deteriorating items, emission tax and pollution R&D investment

“…Rezg et al (2004) proposed a method for the joint optimisation of preventive maintenance and stock control in a production line made up of N machines. Alfares, Khursheed, and Noman (2005) proposed a model in which both the produced items and the production equipment deteriorate, the authors also considered some realistic aspects, including item and process deterioration, varying demand and production rates, quality, inspection and maintenance. Gharbi and Kenné (2005) discussed the production and preventive maintenance control problem for a multiple-machine manufacturing system.…”

Production lot sizing with process deterioration and machine breakdown

“…Future research can be carried out to investigate the joint effects of process deterioration, machine breakdown and repairs on the optimal lot size and the optimal number of inspections undertaken during a production cycle. Another interesting extension would be to combine deteriorating items with deteriorating production system/process, see Rahim and Ben-Daya (2001) and Alfares et al (2005) for references.…”

Modelling Multi Tour Inventory Routing Problem for Deteriorating Items with Time Windows

“…Things like vegetables and fuels are two examples of deteriorating items. There is intensive research on deteriorating items such as a deteriorating inventory model with a permissible delay of payment [14], deteriorating inventory items by considering quality, inspection and maintenance, varying demand and production rates [15] and deteriorating items with preventive maintenance and rework [16]. Some researchers developed EOQ models for deteriorating items by considering two important variables which are pricing and replenishment policy simultaneously such as Sarkar et al [17], Chung et al [18], Yang et al [19].…”