Research Article

Systems Theory and Evidence-Based Decision-Making as Keys for Arbitrating between Optimal Production and Efficient Maintenance: A Case Study

Table 5

New Simplex table with x1 as a new basic variable that replaces x3.

Basic variablesx1x2x3zRight-hand side (Bi)

L′1(pivot)= L1/1520x1101/15200315/19
L′2 = L2 − L′1(pivot) ∗ (−1)x2011/15200315/19
L′3 = L3-L′1(pivot) ∗ 380Z0300−1/410 + 315/19 ∗ 380
 = 6300 (given it is a maximization problem)