Optimisation of maintenance scheduling strategies on the grid

Author: Shenfield Alex  

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company

ISSN: 0254-5330

Source: Annals of Operations Research, Vol.180, Iss.1, 2010-11, pp. : 213-231

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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 Grid-based 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, achieving substantial improvements in the execution time of the algorithm.