Reliable capacity planning despite uncertain disassembly, regeneration and reassembly workloads by using statistical and mathematical approaches: Validation in subsidiaries of a global MRO company with operations in Asia, Europe and North America

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Authors

  • Steffen C. Eickemeyer
  • Simon Steinkamp
  • Bernhardt Schuster
  • Frank Bodenhage
  • Peter Nyhuis

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  • MTU Maintenance Canada Ltd.
  • MTU Maintenance Zhuhai Co. Ltd.
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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)252-257
Number of pages6
JournalProcedia CIRP
Volume23
Issue numberC
Publication statusPublished - 29 Dec 2014
Event5th CIRP Conference on Assembly Technologies and Systems, CATS 2014 - Dresden, Germany
Duration: 12 May 201414 May 2014

Abstract

The MRO industry faces substantial challenges with regard to the capacity planning of disassembly and reassembly work. This is due to the unknown workloads when regenerating complex investment goods and is caused, in particular, by the uncertain degree of disassembly and the complex challenges of reassembly. Forecasting techniques based on Bayesian networks are developed along with mathematical models which optimize capacity utilization, job order and the resulting costs. The approaches are tested and validated in conjunction with an MRO company with global operations. The results show possibilities for enhancing the planning processes and are found to be transferable on an international scale regardless of sociocultural and process differences.

Keywords

    Bayesian networks, Capacity planning, Complex capital goods, Damage library, Data mining, Disassembly, Forecast, Maintenance, Mixed-integer linear programming, MRO, Reassembly, Regeneration

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Reliable capacity planning despite uncertain disassembly, regeneration and reassembly workloads by using statistical and mathematical approaches: Validation in subsidiaries of a global MRO company with operations in Asia, Europe and North America. / Eickemeyer, Steffen C.; Steinkamp, Simon; Schuster, Bernhardt et al.
In: Procedia CIRP, Vol. 23, No. C, 29.12.2014, p. 252-257.

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