Research Article

An Integrated Simulation and Virtual Cellular Manufacturing System Concept Approach for Maintenance Policy Selection

Table 1

Criteria and subcriteria of selecting PM policies.

CostValue addingSafetyAvailability

C1:Capital costC4:ReliabilityC7:Operator skillsC10:Facility utilization
C2:Running costC5:CapabilityC8:FlexibilityC11:Resource availability
C3:Maintenance downtimeC6:Repair loadC9:Efficiency