Optimisation of maintenance scheduling strategies on the grid

Shenfield, Alex, Fleming, Peter J., Allan, Geoffrey M. and Kadirkamanathan, Visakan (2007) Optimisation of maintenance scheduling strategies on the grid. [Conference or Workshop Item]

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Abstract

The emerging paradigm of Grid Computing provides a powerful platform for the optimisation of complex computer models, such as those used to simulate real-world logistics and supply chain operations. This paper introduces a gridbased optimisation framework that provides a powerful tool for the optimisation of such computationally intensive objective functions. This framework is then used in the optimisation of maintenance scheduling strategies for fleets of aero-engines, a computationally intensive problem with a high-degree of stochastic noise.