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On problems of multicomponent system maintenance modelling

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We present an overview of some recent developments in the area of mathematical modeling of maintenance decisions for multi-unit systems. The emphasis is on three main groups of multicomponent maintenance optimization models: the block replacement models, group maintenance models, and opportunistic maintenance models. Moreover, an example of a two-unit system maintenance process is provided in order to compare various maintenance policies.

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Tomasz Nowakowski is a professor of Wroclaw University of Technology, Wroclaw, Poland. He is a head of Division of Logistics and Transportation Systems at Mechanical Engineering Faculty. He is also a president of Polish Logistic Association, member of teams of Polish Academy of Sciences, vice-president of Polish Maintenance Society. He is editor of Terotechnology section of quarterly Scientific Problems of Machines Operation and Maintenance.

His research interests include reliability, maintainability, safety of technical (generally transportation and logistic) systems, computer aided operation, knowledge based (expert) systems, uncertainty of operation, and maintenance data.

Sylwia Werbińka received her M. Sc. in mechanical engineering (specialty: logistics) from Wroclaw University of Technology, Poland in 2004. She is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Division of Logistics and Transportation Systems at Wroclaw University of Technology.

Her research interests include logistic support systems modelling, systems reliability, and maintenance processes designing.

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Nowakowski, T., Werbińka, S. On problems of multicomponent system maintenance modelling. Int. J. Autom. Comput. 6, 364–378 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11633-009-0364-4

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