Markov model of the operations & maintenance process of vehicles scheduled to be Operated

Abstract

The article is dedicated to the modelling of operations & maintenance of vehicles scheduled to be operated. This specific feature is illustrative of the vehicle operation process in the military system. The presented model of the operation process of vehicles scheduled to be operated, using the Markov chain theory, contains indicators and measures essential for the vehicle operation, i.e. repair defectiveness, repair intensity, usage intensity and failure intensity. This model enables to quantify the impact of the introduced changes in operational practice or changes planned as a forecast, which is shown in the examples.

Management and Production Engineering Review

“…Knowledge of the causes of vehicle failures, the frequency of their occurrence, as well as the correlation of damage with time and course of operation are key to developing an appropriate maintenance strategy. Specific mathematical tools (Kruk, 2021;Wawrzyński, 2018) or descriptive elements resulting from operational experiences (Goliasz & Pszczółkowski, 2019;Kupiec et al, 2018) are also used for this.…”