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Preventative maintenance of straddle carriers

Preventative maintenance of straddle carriers
Preventative maintenance of straddle carriers
Background: Robotic vehicles such as straddle carriers represent a popular form of cargo handling amongst container terminal operators.
Objectives: The purpose of this industry-driven study is to model preventative maintenance (PM) influences on the operational effectiveness of straddle carriers.

Method: The study employs historical data consisting of 21 273 work orders covering a 27-month period. Two models are developed, both of which forecast influences of PM regimes for different types of carrier.

Results: The findings of the study suggest that the reliability of the straddle fleet decreases with increased intervals of PM services. The study also finds that three factors – namely resources, number of new straddles, and the number of new lifting work centres – influence the performances of straddles.

Conclusion: The authors argue that this collaborative research exercise makes a significant contribution to existing supply chain management literature, particularly in the area of operations efficiency. The study also serves as an avenue to enhance relevant management practice.
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Li, S.
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Hathaway, T.
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Wu, Y.
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Marshall, A.
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Li, S.
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Hathaway, T.
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Wu, Y.
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Marshall, A.
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Li, S., Hathaway, T., Wu, Y. and Marshall, A. (2015) Preventative maintenance of straddle carriers. Journal of Transport and Supply Chain Management, 9 (1), 169-178. (doi:10.4102/jtscm.v9i1.169).

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Abstract

Background: Robotic vehicles such as straddle carriers represent a popular form of cargo handling amongst container terminal operators.
Objectives: The purpose of this industry-driven study is to model preventative maintenance (PM) influences on the operational effectiveness of straddle carriers.

Method: The study employs historical data consisting of 21 273 work orders covering a 27-month period. Two models are developed, both of which forecast influences of PM regimes for different types of carrier.

Results: The findings of the study suggest that the reliability of the straddle fleet decreases with increased intervals of PM services. The study also finds that three factors – namely resources, number of new straddles, and the number of new lifting work centres – influence the performances of straddles.

Conclusion: The authors argue that this collaborative research exercise makes a significant contribution to existing supply chain management literature, particularly in the area of operations efficiency. The study also serves as an avenue to enhance relevant management practice.

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Published date: 30 April 2015
Organisations: Centre of Excellence in Decision, Analytics & Risk Research

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Local EPrints ID: 374402
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/374402
PURE UUID: efbf3f69-55fb-43a0-a4cf-7e72d95c8cc0
ORCID for A. Marshall: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-9789-8042

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Date deposited: 17 Feb 2015 13:37
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 03:33

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Author: S. Li
Author: T. Hathaway
Author: Y. Wu ORCID iD
Author: A. Marshall ORCID iD

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