A GENERALIZED STOCHASTIC PETRI-NET MODEL FOR PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS AND ALLOCATION OPTIMIZATION OF A PARTICULAR REPAIR SYSTEM

Abstract

This paper presents a generalized stochastic Petri-net model for performance analysis and allocation optimization of a repair system with interchangeable inventory. A repair system with interchangeable-inventory is an important type of repair-service, which features components that are assembled circularly with interchangeable-component inventory. Despite improved efficiency, major difficulties in model formulation and performance analysis arise due to a complex fork/join structure and the presence of interchangeable-component inventory. In this study, by applying a generalized stochastic Petri-net to model the fork/join structure and interchangeable inventory, a system with one overhaul center and one interchangeable-component repair shop was defined in the Petri-net by places, transitions and tokens. A performance analysis with single and multiple parameters and simulation experiments was performed according to the real field data of high-speed railway locomotives overhaul. With appropriate weights on each portion of the system resources, the optimal design scenario for the allocation of a specific repair system was achieved to control the overall expenditure.