The High-Variety, Low-Volume (HVLV) scheduling problem is one of the most arduous combinatorial optimization problems. This paper considers an interesting formulation of the HVLV scheduling problem using (max, +) algebra while periodic Preventive Maintenance (PM) is considered. Maintenance is time based since activities are periodically fixed: maintenance is required after a periodic time inter...

Skill management in industry is one of the most important factors required in order to obtain optimal performance of the production system. This is of particular importance in the field of maintenance where the different practical knowledge or skills are the working tools used. We address, in this paper, both the assignment and scheduling problems that may be found in a maintenance service. Eac...

This paper describes how the MTR Corporation of Hong Kong made use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Web 2.0 technology to computerize and streamline daily maintenance scheduling. The application is called the Engineering Works and Traffic Information Management System (ETMS), an intelligent workflow system for maintenance scheduling. ETMS oversees over a thousand workers for railway maintena...

This article briefly surveys the current state-of-the-art on ship management in maritime transportation. It covers three most important aspects of ship management: crew scheduling, maintenance scheduling, and spare part management.