A novel decision support system for optimizing aircraft maintenance check schedule and task allocation
该研究开发了首个同时优化飞机维修检查排程和任务分配的决策支持系统，通过三个测试案例验证其能显著提升维修计划效率，对航空公司和维修规划人员有实用价值。
Modern aircraft have thousands of parts, systems, and components that need to be recurrently inspected or replaced. To keep the fleet airworthy, maintenance planners have to schedule the maintenance checks for each aircraft and the associated tasks. In practice, these two complex problems are solved following the experience of planners, resulting in sub-efficient solutions. This paper presents the first decision support system (DSS) developed for optimizing both aircraft maintenance check schedule and task allocation. The DSS integrates aircraft maintenance check scheduling, task allocation to each maintenance check, and shift planning in the same framework. The practical relevance of the DSS is illustrated through three test cases. The results show that the DSS can be used not only to optimize maintenance plans but also to study future maintenance policies. The results reveal substantial improvements in all key performance indicators compared with the planning approach followed by a partner airline.