Conference proceeding
Warehousing and inventory management: integrating simulation modeling and equipment condition diagnostics for predictive maintenance strategies -a case study
Proceedings of the 34th conference on winter simulation, pp.1289-1296
WSC '02
Conference on Winter Simulation (San Diego, California, 12/08/2002 - 12/11/2002)
12/08/2002
Abstract
This paper presents results from a case study in predictive maintenance at a distribution warehouse. A simulation model was built with ARENA TM 5.0 for integrating predictive maintenance strategies with production planning strategies, for a conveyor system. Equipment health was monitored using condition-based parameters such as temperature and vibration for mechanical and electrical components such as rollers, electrical motors, and gearboxes. This diagnostic information was then integrated with a simulation model to simulate various equipment breakdown and failure conditions. Integration of condition-based monitoring of conveying equipment with a simulation model of the distribution system has provided a useful analytical tool for management to reduce production downtime due to unplanned maintenance activities - in this instance, downtime was reduced by more than 50% and work in process inventory was reduced by more than 65%.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Warehousing and inventory management: integrating simulation modeling and equipment condition diagnostics for predictive maintenance strategies -a case study
- Creators
- Luis ContrerasChirag ModiArunkumar Pennathur
- Resource Type
- Conference proceeding
- Publication Details
- Proceedings of the 34th conference on winter simulation, pp.1289-1296
- Conference
- Conference on Winter Simulation (San Diego, California, 12/08/2002 - 12/11/2002)
- Publisher
- Winter Simulation Conference
- Series
- WSC '02
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 12/08/2002
- Academic Unit
- Industrial and Systems Engineering
- Record Identifier
- 9984187045902771
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