An Optimal Integrated Maintenance to production with Carbon Emission for a Closed-loop System

Abstract

An optimal integrated maintenance to production under carbon emission constraint is developed for a closed-loop system. The closed-loop system is composed by a principal unit producing a single type of product and a second unit for remanufacturing the returned products. The two units are subject to random failures. An economical production policy and a maintenance strategy under carbon emission constraint are proposed to minimize the total cost of production, emission and maintenance. Taking into account the correlation of the manufacturing unit degradation with its production rates and the given maintenance plan of the remanufacturing unit, we determine the economical production plans of both units as well as the emission carbon quantities and the optimal plan of maintenance for the principal manufacturing unit.