The systematic maintenance of mining machinery and equipment is the crucial factor for the proper functioning of a mine without production process interruption. For high-quality maintenance of the technical systems in mining, it is necessary to conduct a thorough analysis of machinery and accompanying elements in order to determine the critical elements in the system which are prone to failures...

The paper aims to introduce an approach that integrates a technique of knowledge engineering (Ontologies) and a technique of quality engineering (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis). An approach will be set up that shows the potentials of combining IT-based systems of knowledge and quality engineering. Particularly with regard to the quality engineering technique, the paper aims to demonstrate t...

Technical systems are prevalent in many areas of our society. Nowadays they often include a considerable amount of software. Identification and avoidance of technical risks is of major importance in the development of these softwareintensive technical systems. A powerful analysis technique in the development process for technical systems is the Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA). This tec...

The Reliability Centred Maintenance strategy aims at deciding predictive maintenance tasks on process equipments. The approaches such as FMEA, HAZOP and FTA are most widely used analytical tools for identifying the predominant failure modes, failure causes and possible remedial measures thereof. The success of predictive maintenance program lies in raising an appropriate ‘Early Warning’ with th...

In this paper, the reliability of a collective robotic system is analysed using two different techniques from the field of reliability engineering. The techniques, Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) and Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), are used to analyse and compare two variants of a previously developed ‘autonomous morphogenesis’ controller. The reliability of the controller is discussed and a...

Preventive methods are seldom used in logistics, although there is increasing awareness of their potential. This paper presents two examples of preventive methods currently in use, Poka-Yoke and FMEA (Failure Mode and Effect Analysis). The implementation of Poka-Yoke, the mistake proofing methodology, has been shown to drastically reduce the enormous warranty costs, including logistics costs, w...

Background and objectives - A hybrid MCDM approach is presented to evaluate and prioritize the disruptions in the angiography process, in a fuzzy environment. The proposed approach is applied to a real case in a public hospital.Methods – In this study, a new approach is utilized based on fuzzy MCDM methods. The disruptions are identified using the experts' opinions. The...