Track 2 Tutorial 2
3:30 to 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Optimization in Reliability and Maintainability Applications
Optimization is an extremely valuable tool in the area of reliability and maintainability (R&M). It is optimization that actually allows us to obtain the best possible system designs and maintenance policies. Without optimization, all that exists is a model with no solution. Optimization exists in a wide variety of fields other than R&M so we will focus only on those methods most applicable to R&M itself. We will provide some key models to demonstrate the application and formulation of various optimization methods.
The remainder of this tutorial seeks to address the following topics:
- What is optimization?
- Introduction to optimization theory.
- Overview of the optimization techniques most often used in R&M.
- Reliability optimization models and solution procedures.
- Maintenance optimization models and solution procedures.
Key Words: Optimization, Reliability Applications, R&M, Maintenance
Edward A. Pohl and C. Richard Cassady
University of Arkansas
USA