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An application of artificial neural network to maintenance management

Article 3, Volume 2, Issue 3, Summer 2006, Page 19-26  XML PDF (108 K)
Authors
V. O. Oladokun1; O. E. Charles-Owaba2; C. S. Nwaouzru3
1Lecturer, Dep. of Industrial and Production Engineering, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
2Associate Professor, Dep. of Industrial and Production Engineering, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
3Dep. of Industrial and Production Engineering, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
Abstract
This study shows the usefulness of Artificial Neural Network (ANN) in maintenance planning and man-agement. An ANN model based on the multi-layer perceptron having three hidden layers and four processing elements per layer was built to predict the expected downtime resulting from a breakdown or a maintenance activity. The model achieved an accuracy of over 70% in predicting the expected downtime.
Keywords
Maintenance management; Downtime; artificial neural network; Multi-layer perceptron
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