TY - GEN
T1 - Modelling and improving maintenance decisions
T2 - SAE 2002 World Congress & Exhibition
AU - Robinson, S.
AU - Alifantis, A.
AU - Hurrion, R.D.
AU - Edwards, J.S.
AU - Ladbrook, J.
AU - Waller, T.
PY - 2002/4/4
Y1 - 2002/4/4
N2 - Machine breakdowns are one of the main sources of disruption and throughput fluctuation in highly automated production facilities. One element in reducing this disruption is ensuring that the maintenance team responds correctly to machine failures. It is, however, difficult to determine the current practice employed by the maintenance team, let alone suggest improvements to it. 'Knowledge based improvement' is a methodology that aims to address this issue, by (a) eliciting knowledge on current practice, (b) evaluating that practice and (c) looking for improvements. The methodology, based on visual interactive simulation and artificial intelligence methods, and its application to a Ford engine assembly facility are described. Copyright © 2002 Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc.
AB - Machine breakdowns are one of the main sources of disruption and throughput fluctuation in highly automated production facilities. One element in reducing this disruption is ensuring that the maintenance team responds correctly to machine failures. It is, however, difficult to determine the current practice employed by the maintenance team, let alone suggest improvements to it. 'Knowledge based improvement' is a methodology that aims to address this issue, by (a) eliciting knowledge on current practice, (b) evaluating that practice and (c) looking for improvements. The methodology, based on visual interactive simulation and artificial intelligence methods, and its application to a Ford engine assembly facility are described. Copyright © 2002 Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc.
KW - foresight vehicle technology
KW - consumer driven design
KW - maintenance
KW - spark ignition gasoline engines
KW - materials
KW - assembling
KW - aftermarket
KW - manufacturing processes
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84877523214&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://papers.sae.org/2002-01-0471/
U2 - 10.4271/2002-01-0471
DO - 10.4271/2002-01-0471
M3 - Conference publication
SN - 978-0-7680-0962-0
SN - 0-7680-0962-6
T3 - SAE technical papers
SP - 201
EP - 207
BT - Foresight vehicle technology
A2 - Sporton, Mike
PB - SAE
CY - Warrendale
Y2 - 4 March 2002 through 7 March 2002
ER -