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An Off-Line Dual Maximum Resource Bin Packing Model For Solving The Maintenance Problem In The Aviation Industry

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  • George Cristian Gruia

    (Czech Technical University in Prague)

  • Michal Kavan

    (Czech Technical University in Prague)

Abstract

In the aviation industry, propeller motor engines have a lifecycle of several thousand hours of flight and the maintenance is an important part of their lifecycle. The present article considers a multi- resource, priority-based case scheduling problem, which is applied in a Romanian manufacturing company, that repairs and maintains helicopter and airplane engines at a certain quality level imposed by the aviation standards. Given a reduced budget constraint, the management's goal is to maximize the utilization of their resources (financial, material, space, workers), by maintaining a prior known priority rule. An Off-Line Dual Maximum Resource Bin Packing model, based on a Mixed Integer Programming model is thus presented. The obtained results show an increase with approx. 25% of the Just in Time shipping of the engines to the customers and approx. 12,5% increase in the utilization of the working area.

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  • George Cristian Gruia & Michal Kavan, 2013. "An Off-Line Dual Maximum Resource Bin Packing Model For Solving The Maintenance Problem In The Aviation Industry," Global Economic Observer, "Nicolae Titulescu" University of Bucharest, Faculty of Economic Sciences;Institute for World Economy of the Romanian Academy, vol. 1(1), pages 135-145, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:ntu:ntugeo:vol1-iss1-13-135
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    1. George Cristian Gruia & Michal Kavan, 2014. "A New Managerial Tool For Scenarios In Scheduling," Global Economic Observer, "Nicolae Titulescu" University of Bucharest, Faculty of Economic Sciences;Institute for World Economy of the Romanian Academy, vol. 2(2), pages 4-13, November.

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    Keywords

    Bin packing; maximization; resources; scheduling;
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    JEL classification:

    • L93 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities - - - Air Transportation

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