This pilot project assessed the feasibility of Cellular Manufacturing at a ship maintenance facility. Using the PFAST software, several potential families of repair jobs, and the appropriate cluster of shops for each family, were identified. Based on these results, it was decided to implement a Focused Factory to complete any repair job done by the Dive Shop. The Dive Shop would be merged with ...

Today, in a competitive market, service organizations and producers have a great attention to optimization and customer satisfaction in order to become competitive. Service organization must reduce the number of arrival, waiting time and service time in the queue to increase the customer satisfaction. In this paper by the aim of queuing theory we analyze the optimal amount of increment in a rep...

This study measured lead concentrations in both the outdoor air and household dust from houses located around a lead-acid battery repair shop. Such installations are one of the largest sources of lead exposure, since outdated technology is still used, coupled with the lack of strict air-quality control programs. Measurements of the air lead concentration around the repair shop were carried out ...

We evaluated the possible influence of glutathione S-transferase mu (GSTM1) and glutathione S-transferase theta (GSTT1) genes on genetic damage due to occupational exposure, which contributes to accelerate ageing. This study was conducted on 120 car auto repair workshop workers exposed to occupational hazards and 120 controls without this kind of exposure. The null and non-null genotypes o...

today, in a competitive market, service organizations and producers have a great attention to optimization and customer satisfaction in order to become competitive. service organization must reduce the number of arrival, waiting time and service time in the queue to increase the customer satisfaction. in this paper by the aim of queuing theory we analyze the optimal amount of increment in a rep...

We address a scheduling problem in the context of military aircraft maintenance where the goal is to meet the aircraft requirements for a number of missions in the presence of breakdowns. The assignment of aircraft to a mission must consider the requirements for the mission, the probability of aircraft failure, and capacity of the repair shop that maintains the aircraft. Therefore, a solution b...

We address a dynamic repair shop scheduling problem in the context of military aircraft fleet management where the goal is to maintain a full complement of aircraft over the longterm. A number of flights, each with a requirement for a specific number and type of aircraft, are already scheduled over a long horizon. We need to assign aircraft to flights and schedule repair activities while consid...

We study spare parts inventory control for a repair shop for aircraft components. Defect components that are removed from the aircraft are sent to such a shop for repair. Only after the component has been inspected does it become clear which specific spare parts are needed to repair it, and in what quantity they are needed. Market requirements for shop performance are reflected in fill rate req...