Joint Optimization of Maintenance and Production Policies

Nidhal Rezg is Professor at the University of Lorraine, France, and has been Director of the "Génie de Industriel, de Production et de de Maintenance" (LGIPM) laboratory in Metz since 2006. He has written approximately 60 articles in international journals. His research interests include the modeling, simulation and optimization of stochastic processes, reliability and maintenance and Petri nets.Sofiene Dellagi is Assistant Professor at the University of Lorraine, France. He is a member of the "Génie Industriel, de Production et de Maintenance" (LGIPM) laboratory in Metz. His research works concentrate on reliability, maintenance, production management and the optimization of production systems of goods and services.Abdelhakim Khatab is Assistant Professor at the Ecole Nationale d’Ingénieurs de Metz, France. He is a member of the Maintenance and Production Management team of the "Génie Industriel, de Production et de Maintenance" (LGIPM) laboratory in Metz. His research works focus on reliability design and analysis, and maintenance optimization  of production systems of goods and services.

• Introduction ixChapter 1 Joint Optimization of Preventive Maintenance and Inventory Control - Analytical Approach 11.1 Introduction 11.2 Description problem and notations 31.3 Analytical study 61.4 Optimization 161.5 Numerical example and sensitivity study 171.6 Numerical example 201.7 Conclusion 231.8 Bibliography 24Chapter 2 Joint Optimization of Maintenance Strategies and Inventory Control - Using the Simulation Approach 272.1 Introduction 272.2 Problem description and notations 302.3 Analytical study and complexity resolution 342.4 Simulation model 362.5 Optimization and numerical application 402.6 Conclusion 472.7 Bibliography 47Chapter 3 Joint Quality Control and Preventive Maintenance Strategy for Imperfect Processes 513.1 Intruduction 513.2 Problem description and notations 533.3 Analytical study 563.4 Optimization 643.5 Numerical example and sensitivity study 663.6 Conclusion 693.7 Bibliography 69Chapter 4 Joint Optimization of Maintenance Strategies and Production Control Under Subcontracting Contstraints 714.1 Introduction 714.2 Problem definition 734.3 The joint use of internal manufacturing and subcontracting to fulfill product demand 744.4 Production control policies under a constraint to perform subcontracting tasks 894.5 Conclusion 1004.6 Appendix 1: simulation model of IMP 1014.7 Appendix 2: simulation model of SiMP 1024.8 Bibliography 103Chapter 5 Joint Optimization Service and Maintenance Policies Under Environmental Constraints 1055.1 Introduction 1055.2 Literature review 1075.3 Problem description and notations 1115.4 Analytical study 1145.5 Optimization 1175.6 Numerical example and sensitivity study 1205.7 Conclusion 1245.8 Appendix 1255.9 Bibliography 127Conclusion 131Index 135