Project Synopsis Under the guidance of Ms.

Rachna Chawla

PROJECT SYNOPSIS

1) Project Title:

Preventive Maintenance and Optimization.

2) Problem Statement:

Implementation of different approaches to optimize Preventive

Maintenance Schedule and availability analysis of different redundancy
models for shutdown and preventive maintenance.

3) Literature Survey:
I) Budai, G., Huisman, D. & Dekker, R. J Oper Res Soc (2006) 57: 1035
Scheduling preventive railway maintenance activities

Description: A railway system needs a substantial amount of maintenance.

To prevent unexpected breakdowns as much as possible, preventive maintenance is
required. In this paper we discuss the preventive maintenance scheduling problem
(PMSP), where (short) routine activities and (long) unique projects have to be
scheduled in a certain period. To reduce costs and inconvenience for the travellers
and operators, these activities should be scheduled together as much as possible.
We present two versions of the PMSP, one with fixed intervals between two
consecutive executions of the same routine work, and one with only a maximum
interval. Apart from giving a math programming formulation for the PMSP and for
its extension we also present some heuristics. In addition, we compare the
performance of these heuristics with the optimal solution using some randomly
generated instances.

II) Rausand M., Vatn J. (2008) Reliability Centred Maintenance. In: Complex
System Maintenance Handbook. Springer Series in Reliability Engineering.
Springer, London Reliability Centred Maintenance

Description: Reliability centred maintenance (RCM) is a method for

maintenance planning that was developed within the aircraft industry and later
adapted to several other industries and military branches. A high number of

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standards and guidelines have been issued where the RCM methodology is tailored
to different application areas, e.g., IEC 60300-3-11, MIL-STD-217, NAVAIR 00-
25-403 (NAVAIR 2005), SAE JA 1012 (SAE 2002), USACERL TR 99/41
(USACERL 1999), ABS (2003, 2004), NASA (2000) and DEF-STD 02-45 (DEF
2000). On a generic level, IEC 60300-3-11 (IEC 1999) defines RCM as a
systematic approach for identifying effective and efficient preventive maintenance
tasks for items in accordance with a specific set of procedures and for establishing
intervals between maintenance tasks. A major advantage of the RCM analysis
process is a structured, and traceable approach to determine the optimal type of
preventive maintenance (PM). This is achieved through a detailed analysis of
failure modes and failure causes. Although the main objective of RCM is to
determine the preventive maintenance, the results from the analysis may also be
used in relation to corrective maintenance strategies, spare part optimization, and
logistic consideration. In addition, RCM also has an important role in overall
system safety management.

III) J. M. van Noortwijk, A. Dekker, R. M. Cooke and T. A. Mazzuchi, "Expert

judgment in maintenance optimization," in IEEE Transactions on Reliability,
vol. 41, no. 3, pp. 427-432, Sep 1992.
Description: A comprehensive method for the use of expert opinion for
obtaining lifetime distributions required for maintenance optimization is proposed.
The method includes procedures for the elicitation of discretized lifetime
distributions from several experts, the combination of the elicited expert opinion
into a consensus distribution, and the updating of the consensus distribution with
failure and maintenance data. The development of the method was prompted by the
lack of statistical training of the experts and the high demands on their time. The
use of a discretized life distribution provides more flexibility, is more
comprehendible by the experts in the elicitation stage, and greatly reduces the
computation in the combination and updating stages. The methodology is Bayes,
using the Dirichlet distribution as the prior distribution for the elicited discrete
lifetime distribution. Methods are described for incorporating information
concerning the expertise of the experts into the analysis.

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IV) Sugasawa Y., Murata K. (1984) Reliability and Preventive Maintenance of

a Two-Unit Standby Redundant System with Different Failure Time
Distributions. In: Osaki S., Hatoyama Y. (eds) Stochastic Models in Reliability
Theory. Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems, vol 235. Springer,
Berlin, Heidelberg
Description: Consider a two-unit standby redundant repairable system,
where operating unit and standby unit obey different failure time distributions.
Reliability analysis in case the operating unit is halted and undergoes preventive
maintenance and the effect of preventive maintenance for the system are discussed.
To avoid the system failure caused by preventive maintenance, we consider two
practical preventive maintenance policies for an operating unit, (1) Preventive
maintenance of an operating unit is made by halting it after a certain operation
interval only if the other unit is in standby. (2) In case a standby unit is being
repaired (corrective maintenance), an operating unit, which forfeited preventive
maintenance, undergoes preventive maintenance just upon repair completion of the
failed unit. This paper also considers the case where two units fail simultaneously.
As reliability analysis, we derive probabilistic quantities of a two-unit standby
redundant system with different failure time distributions.

4) Project Description:

What is Preventive Maintenance?

Preventative Maintenance (PM) is a system of scheduled inspections and

predetermined maintenance performed on facility equipment. This may include
general upkeep of equipment through the replacement of consumable components,
such as lubrication and oil or replacement of parts subject to wear and tear. The
primary goal of PM is to mitigate the negative effects caused by unplanned,
reactive maintenance and avoid untimely and expensive emergency repairs.

What are the Benefits of Preventative Maintenance?

Opportunity to replace parts subject to wear and tear before they fail.
Preserves and restores equipment reliability, preventing failures.
Protects and prolongs the functional life of the equipment.
Decreases downtime compared to unplanned repairs.
Decreases costs associated with earlier replacement.
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Allows planning to occur and eliminates complete shutdown of a process.

Reduces injury and exposure to workers.

What is Preventative Maintenance Optimization?

PM Optimization is an applied QA methodology that focuses on improving your

current maintenance strategies by analyzing and updating the existing program
content, format schedules and then making the necessary changes to ensure the
program is the most cost effective for your operation.

PM Optimization should be systematic, ongoing and executed with staff

adequately trained in analysis techniques.

What are the Benefits of Preventive Maintenance Optimization?

Increases cost effectiveness.

Improves reliability.
Increases machine uptime.
Enhances an organization's understanding of the level of risk they are
managing.
Reduces the ambiguity of maintenance tasks that are not clearly written.
Helps avoid or eliminate redundant PM and condition based maintenance
tasks.
Allows for the refocusing of resources toward failure prevention
maintenance activities.

In the next three months, we will study about:

1. Failure and Failure Modes

2. Causes of Failures and Unreliability
3. Mean Time To Failure (MTTF)
4. Time Dependent Hazard Models
5. Stress Dependent Hazard Models
6. Markov Model
7. System Reliability Models
Series Systems

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Systems with Parallel Components

K out of M systems
Non Series Non Parallel Systems
Systems with mixed mode failures
Fault Tree Technique
8. Redundancy Techniques in System Design
Component Versus Unit Redundancy
Weakest Link Technique
Mixed Redundancy
Standby Redundancy
Redundancy Optimization
Problem Formulation

5) Software specifications:
i) MATLAB software.

6) Feasibility study:
i. Implementation can be done in MATLAB software, which we are
already familiar with, so the project is technically feasible.

7) Team information:
S.N. Name Enrollment Mobile No. E-Mail ID
No.
1. Naveen Chandra 00996403614 8585978417 naveens7575@gmail.com
2. Ankit Mishra 01596403614 9971406047 ankit.hkm97@gmail.com
3. Manish Verma 03096403614 7042169385 manishfb96@gmail.com
4. Akash Mohan 04496403614 9971963489 mohanaka@gmail.com
5. Rishi Raj 04596403614 8586809601 rish.mech1@gmail.com

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