Evaluation of Maintenance Policies Using Taguchi Loss Functions and Analytical Hierarchy Process
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2018
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The existence of a company in today’s highly automated production environment largely depends on the high availability rates ofproduction machines. High machine availability rates can only be achieved by applying suitable maintenance policies. Determinationof a suitable maintenance policy requires the consideration of many factors. In this study, a new methodology integrating AnalyticalHierarchy Process (AHP) and Taguchi loss functions was developed for the determination of the most suitable maintenance policy. Thismethodology represents the first use of Taguchi loss functions for maintenance policy evaluation and the use of these functions ensuredthe consideration of tangible and intangible maintenance policy evaluation criteria. Applicability and effectiveness of the developed methodology was justified by determining the most suitable maintenance policy for the coating machines of a powder coating factory.