Purpose The purpose of this paper is to propose a predictive maintenance (PdM) system for hybrid degradation processes with continuous degradation and sudden damage to improve maintenance effectiveness. Design/methodology/approach The PdM system updates the degradation model using partial...

It is well-known that the production decisions are influenced by the state of the production process. Therefore, the process must be maintained in top operating conditions through adequate maintenance programmes. A supply chain with one producer and multiple newsvendors is considered in this...