Joint Maintenance and Energy Management in Manufacturing Systems: Prospect Discussion, Challenge Analysis, and a Case Study

Abstract

The maintenance in manufacturing systems has been widely studied to improve equipment reliability, increase the productivity, and reduce operational cost. Recently, with the increasing concerns on climate change and environmental protection, the energy related performance of manufacturing system has also draw wide attention from both academia and industry. One common decision of maintenance and energy management can be the identification of the machines that could be shut down in the manufacturing system for either maintenance or energy saving purpose. Thus, the idea of implementing maintenance and energy control simultaneously has emerged. Some existing cases about the joint maintenance and energy control in manufacturing systems can be found in literature. In this paper, we further analyze the existing opportunities for joint energy and maintenance decision making in manufacturing systems. A few research directions towards this goal are proposed and discussed. The corresponding research challenges are also analyzed. A numerical case based on a section of an automotive assembly line is used to illustrate the potential benefits of the proposed approach.

Meeting Name

ASME 2016 11th International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference, MSEC 2016 (2016: Jun. 27-Jul. 1, Blacksburg, VA)

Department(s)

Engineering Management and Systems Engineering

Research Center/Lab(s)

Intelligent Systems Center

Keywords and Phrases

Maintenance; Manufacturing Systems; Energy Management

International Standard Book Number (ISBN)

978-079184990-3

Document Type

Article - Conference proceedings

Document Version

Citation

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2016 American Society for Engineering Management (ASME), All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Jul 2016

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