Integration of Condition Based Maintenance in the Preventive Maintenance Planning of Rolling Stock

Planning rolling stock maintenance based on prognostic data (Condition Based Maintenance, CBM) is a trend since the ideal timing for maintenance before failure can be planned. With the use of prognostics, a failure can be predicted so Corrective Maintenance (CM) can be avoided. Traditional rolling stock decision-making for Preventive Maintenance...

Multi-robot parcel sorting systems: Allocation and path finding

The logistics industry is being modernized using information technology and robots. This change encompasses a new set of challenges in warehouses. Recently, some companies have started using robot fleets to sort products and parcels. This thesis studies those systems, and researches the combinatorial problems that arise within them. Three main...

A Many-objective Tactical Stand Allocation: Stakeholder Trade-offs and Performance Planning: A London Heathrow Airport Case Study

Airports are highly complex systems that can generate economic growth<br/>on their own. Accordingly, airports should take proactive actions to<br/>create a status quo between the stakeholders(the airport itself,<br/>airlines, passengers) in the tactical planning of the aircraft stand<br/>allocation. Namely, the harmonization between the...

Maximizing operational readiness in defense aviation by optimization of flight and maintenance planning

The primary objective of a defense aviation operator or air force, is to maximize its continued readiness to successfully perform military flight operations, whenever and wherever the home state or international community calls for it. In order to maintain a satisfactory level of operational readiness, air forces need to ensure that sufficient...

Strategie voor meerjarig wegonderhoud op autosnelwegen

In this research a decision model designed for the optimal planning of maintenance for road constructions to a particular section of a highway for a longer period. Optimal refers to the minimization of construction maintaining the required quality of the product and performance conditions. The optimization problem consists of assigning...