Titre : Adaptation of Epidemiological Models to Study Failures Propagation in a Production Resource 

Auteurs : F. Ongowe, S. Hennequin, A. Nyoungue, J. Kagunda, W. Ogana,  

Revue : Industrial and Systems Engineering 

Numéro : Jeunes Chercheurs du GDR MACS au congrès mondial de l’IFAC - JD MACS 2017 

Volume : 1 

Date : 2018/07/20 

DOI : 10.21494/ISTE.OP.2019.0372 

ISSN : 2632-5993 

Résumé : We explore the applicability of an epidemiological model to describe failure propagation in an industrial production resource. The complex interdependency in a production system, generally does not only degrade the components, but resultant failure could spread to other performing components ,leading to an ultimate collapse of the whole production system. In addition, a degraded production component is characterized by : inefficiency, low output, high energy consumption and production of environmentally unfriendly wastes among others. For instance, analysis of the dynamics of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) with reference to its propagation resonates well with the failure propagation in a production resource like a production system. The HIV virus causes disruption and degradation to the normal function, the human body system is turned from a robust to a lethargic state. In a similar manner the degradation of a production system’s components cause perturbation to the normal production process. 

Éditeur : ISTE OpenScience