journal article·2025-10-20Open access

A Method for Batch Allocation of Equipment Maintenance Tasks Considering Dynamic Importance

Mingjie Jiang, Tiejun Jiang, Lijun Guo, Shaohua Liu

Applied Sciences· Volume 15· Issue 20

Abstract

Aiming at the problem that existing equipment importance evaluation methods fail to consider interconnectivity between pieces of equipment, variability after maintenance, and the impact of dynamically changing situations on importance, and focusing on the dynamic support needs of equipment in a conflict environment, this paper proposes a batch allocation method for equipment maintenance tasks considering dynamic importance. The purpose of this study is to determine the batch priority of equipment maintenance based on the dynamically changing importance of pieces of equipment. First, a dynamic importance index system is constructed: a real-time CRITIC-AHP combined weighting method is used to calculate team importance, a dynamic Bayesian network (DBN)-influenced method is used to calculate relative importance, an attention–LSTM time-series prediction method is used to calculate future importance, and then a dynamic entropy weight method is adopted to objectively integrate the three types of importance. Second, a dual-objective optimization model with the maximum equipment importance and the minimum total maintenance time is built, with mobile distance, maintenance time, and maintenance capacity as constraints. The Dynamic Particle Swarm Optimization (DPSO) algorithm is used to solve this model, and its dynamic adaptability is improved through environmental change detection and adaptive adjustment of inertia weight. Finally, the batch allocation of maintenance tasks is realized. Example verification shows that compared with the expert scoring method, the errors of the three importance calculation methods are all reduced by more than 60%, the optimization speed of the dynamic PSO algorithm is 47% faster than that of the static algorithm, and the constructed model has good stability. This method can provide a reference for maintenance support command decisions.
Source: crossref · Quality: baseline

Research context

OpenAlex topics: Manufacturing Process and Optimization · Engineering Diagnostics and Reliability · Engineering Technology and Methodologies

SciVX discovery tags are terminology-based. OpenAlex topics are source-provided classifications.

Affiliations

Naval University of Engineering, Wuhan 430033, China

Unit No. 91976, Guangzhou 510080, China

References (26)

Show source-provided references
1. A relative importance evaluation of bridge navigational equipment using AHP
2. Research on node importance evaluation of complex products based on three-parameter interval grey number grey relational model
3. Traffic node importance evaluation based on clustering in represented transportation networks10.1109/TITS.2022.3163756 ↗
4. Evaluation method of sandy conglomerate reservoir heterogeneity based on the combined weighted TOPSIS model
5. An opportunity to advance cannabis science-DEA rescheduling10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2024.4691 ↗
6. The development of an action priority matrix and technology roadmap for the implementation of data-driven and machine-learning-based predictive maintenance in the south African railway industry
7. A condition-based maintenance policy considering batch sizes for warm standby systems with priority to repair10.1109/TR.2023.3336351 ↗
8. An evaluation method for pavement maintenance priority classification based on an unsupervised data-driven multidimensional performance model10.1007/s13369-022-06559-1 ↗
9. Data-driven maintenance priority recommendations for civil aircraft engine fleets using reliability-based bivariate cluster analysis10.1080/08982112.2022.2163179 ↗
10. A study on the priority selection method for the maintenance project of abandoned buildings focusing on regional ripple effects
11. Towards the efficient generation of variant design in product development networks: Network nodes importance based product configuration evaluation approach10.1007/s10845-021-01813-z ↗
12. Yang, P., Hu, S., Zhou, S., and Zhang, J. (2023). A topological sensitive node importance evaluation method in aerospace information networks. Sensors, 23.10.3390/s23010266 ↗
13. Evaluation of cross-layer network vulnerability of power communication network based on multi-dimensional and multi-layer node importance analysis10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3109902 ↗
14. A multidimensional node importance evaluation method based on graph convolutional networks10.7498/aps.73.20240937 ↗
15. Importance evaluation method of complex network nodes based on information entropy and iteration factor
16. Optimizing opportunistic preventive maintenance strategy for multi-unit system of CNC lathe10.1007/s12206-021-1213-9 ↗
17. Xu, X., Wang, S., Kang, F., Li, S., Li, Q., and Wu, T. (2024). Multi-attribute decision-making method in preventive maintenance of asphalt pavement based on optimized triangular fuzzy number. Sustainability, 16.10.3390/su16072787 ↗
18. A Fuzzy-AHP decision-making framework for optimizing software maintenance and deployment in information security systems10.1002/smr.2758 ↗
19. Guan, X., Zhang, H., Du, X., Zhang, X., and Sun, M. (2023). An Improved Method for Optimizing the Timing of Preventive Maintenance of Pavement: Integrating LCA and LCCA. Appl. Sci., 13.10.3390/app131910629 ↗
20. Ge, Y., and You, Y. (2025). Safety risk assessment of jacking renovation construction for aging bridges based on DBN and fuzzy set theory. Buildings, 15.10.3390/buildings15091493 ↗
21. A hybrid approach combining Bayesian networks and logistic regression for enhancing risk assessment
22. Physics-informed data-driven Bayesian network for the risk analysis of hydrogen refueling stations10.1016/j.ijhydene.2025.02.110 ↗
23. A dynamic state cluster-based particle swarm optimization algorithm10.1007/s44196-025-00902-8 ↗
24. An intelligent indoor fire localization system combining dynamic clustering algorithm and particle swarm optimization algorithm10.1016/j.jobe.2024.111180 ↗
25. Optimization of dynamic multi-leaf collimator based on multi-objective particle swarm optimization algorithm
26. Optimization of dynamic parameter design of stewart platform with particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm10.1177/16878132241263940 ↗