DEVELOPMENT OF DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR FEEDING UNIT OF A SUGAR INDUSTRY (original) (raw)

This paper deals with the development of decision support system for Feeding unit of a sugar industry using Markov technique and probabilistic approach. The Feeding unit of a sugar industry has four main subsystems arranged in series. Considering exponential distribution for the probable failures and repairs, the mathematical formulation of the problem is done using probabilistic approach and differential equations are developed on the basis of Markov birth-death process. These equations are then solved using normalizing conditions so as to determine the steady-state availability of the Feeding unit of a sugar industry. Decision Support System is then developed to decide about the maintenance priorities among various subsystems of a Feeding unit of the sugar industry concerned.