Rajanayagam, Devaraj C. <br/><br/>
Availability estimation of a wire rope manufacturing plant 

 - Bangkok :  Asian Institute of Technology,  1986 
 - 69 p 
 - Research studies project report ;  no. IE-86-5 .
 - Asian Institute of Technology.  Research studies project report ;  no. IE-86-5 .
<br/><br/> A research study submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology 
<br/><br/>Research Studies Project Report (M. Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1986 
<br/><br/> This study attempts to estimate availability of an engineering  industry manufacturing wire ropes. Availability as a measure of  systems ' worth is very important for improving productivity of an  organisation. In this study two methods namely time dependent  availability and throughput availability are used to estimate single  machine availability. Standard avilability f ormula and the Markov chain  model were used to estimate the time-dependent availability. The  throughput availability of the total plant was also estimated, which is  being recently used as an alternative to time-dependent models for  estimating production capability of a complex plant. A simulation model  has been constructed to estimate throughput availability for different  product paths. The effects of buffer level on throughput have been  analysed. The programme is developed for IBM- PC which may facilitate  decision support for plant managers. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Wire-rope industry