PROMPT, A Decision Support System for Opportunity-Based Preventive Maintenance

In this paper we describe an operational decision support system, called PROMPT, for systematic optimisation of maintenance activities and executing them at opportunities. Hereby, an opportunity is any event at which a unit can be maintained preventively without incurring cost penalties for the shutdown of the unit. The d.s.s. was developed to take care of the random occurrence of opportunities and restricted duration. Moreover, it is able to handle a multitude of different maintenance activities. Finally, we describe experience gained in a fieldtest with PROMPT.

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