This paper proposes a spare part classification method based on item criticality. Starting from a multi-criteria analysis, the proposed model converts relevant criteria impacting item criticality into a single score presenting the criticality level. The obtained criticality level is used to...

In the changing and increasingly competitive industrial arena, companies are striving towards world-class competitiveness. This also puts maintenance under increasing pressure to improve, e.g., availability and reliability of production facilities, and to reduce cost and waste. With the...