Life-cycle Cost Strategies for Harbors – A Case Study
2015 (English)In: Procedia CIRP, ISSN 2212-8271, E-ISSN 2212-8271, Vol. 30, p. 317-322Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
This paper discusses maintenance strategies for large technical systems with long life-cycles and critical availability needs. The use of sea freight is rapidly increasing, and thereby the use of container harbors as well. The case of Gothenburg harbor in Sweden is used to discuss appropriate construction and maintenance strategies focusing on availability. Investment costs, operational costs and societal costs are discussed along with environmental impact considerations. Different aspects and considerations affecting costs are also discussed, such as pay-back time and external uncertainties. The paper is based on an extensive literature review as well as interviews with harbor personnel.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier, 2015. Vol. 30, p. 317-322
Keywords [en]
life-cycle cost; maintenance strategies; long-term contracts; availability
National Category
Other Mechanical Engineering
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-120814DOI: 10.1016/j.procir.2015.02.136ISI: 000361471300054OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-120814DiVA, id: diva2:848737
Conference
7th Industrial Product-Service Systems Conference - PSS, industry transformation for sustainability and business, Saint Étienne, France, 21-22 May 2015. Edited By Xavier Boucher and Daniel Brissaud
2015-08-262015-08-262020-09-09Bibliographically approved