Integrated optimization of quality and maintenance: A literature review

Nowadays, getting new markets depends on customer satisfaction. Quality is the most important factor in customer satisfaction. Quality in production includes understanding the customer needs correctly, designing the product according to the perceived needs, precisely designing the production process, and delivery time according to the desired time of the customer. In order to produce according to the specified technical characteristics, integrated maintenance and quality control planning are required. Also, for timely delivery of the product, integrated production and maintenance planning are necessary. Therefore, production systems need integrated optimization of production planning, maintenance and quality control to achieve quality goals that lead to customer satisfaction. This paper provides a comprehensive literature review on the papers that optimize decisions for either maintenance and quality or maintenance, quality, and production. Reviewed papers are tabulated based on important and distinctive features. Also, the contribution of each paper is listed in the tables. These tables facilitate the comparison of the work done in this area and will help the quick access of the reader to his favourite field. In writing review papers, this method of presentation can be a contribution. In the end, the trend in research on integrated optimization of maintenance, quality and production has been determined, and the gaps in this field are presented for future research.

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This paper emphasizes the importance of production quality and timely delivery in obtaining new markets, and proposes the necessity of integrated optimization of production planning, maintenance, and quality control. It also summarizes the trends in research on integrated optimization of maintenance, quality, and production, as well as presents the gaps for future research in this field.