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Dr. Ainul Akmar binti Mokhtar is an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP), Malaysia. She is also a programme manager for the MSc programme in Asset Management and Maintenance at the university. Prior to joining UTP, she worked with Seagate Technology (M) Sdn Bhd as a process engineer. Dr. Mokhtar earned a BSc in Industrial Engineering from Purdue University,

Indiana, USA, and an MSc in Manufacturing Systems from Nottingham University, England, UK. She earned a PhD in Mechanical Engineering at UTP for her research on "Failure Probability Model for Piping Systems subject to Corrosion under Insulation." She is actively involved in research and industrial projects related to reliability and maintenance, asset management, and operations research, and she supervises graduate students in these areas. She is also a trainer for training related to reliability engineering, asset life cycle analysis, and risk-based inspection, to name a few. Dr. Mokhtar is certified in API 580 Risk-Based Inspection.

Dr. Masdi bin Muhammad, CEng (UK) is an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP), Malaysia. He also leads the research group for Reliability Engineering and Asset Management at the university. Dr. Muhammad earned a BSc in Mechanical Engineering and an MSc in Manufacturing System Engineering from Lehigh University, Pennsylvania, USA. He earned his PhD in

Mechanical Engineering at UTP with research on "Reliability Model for Repairable Systems with Multi-State Degradation." He is actively involved in research collaboration and consultancy with industries, and he supervises graduate students studying reliability and maintenance. He has twelve years of experience working in various positions at one of the leading semiconductor companies, involving process and equipment engineering, product development and material quality. He is a chartered engineer and member of the Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM), the Institute of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM), and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). He is also a Certified Reliability Engineer by the American Society for Quality (ASQ ) and a Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional by the Society for Maintenance and Reliability Professionals (SMRP).

Contents

**Section 1**

*by Zahedi Zahedi*

*by Bolatbek Utegulov*

*and Younes Boujelbene*

Teams in Health Care System

**Section 2**

**Preface III**

Optimization Methods in Plant Operation **1**

**Chapter 1 3**

**Chapter 2 15** Optimal Control Promotional Policy for a New Product Incorporating Repeat

**Chapter 3 29** Integrated Batch Production and Maintenance Scheduling to Minimize Total Production and Maintenance Costs with a Common Due Date Constraint

Integrated Approach in Process Improvement **45**

**Chapter 4 47** Special Issues of Ensuring Electrical Safety in Networks with Isolated Neutral

**Chapter 5 77** An Integrated Approach for the Building and the Selection of Multidisciplinary

Supplier Evaluation and Selection in Automobile Industry

Purchase in Segmented Market: A Control Theoretic Approach

*by Ikram Khatrouch, Lyes Kermad, Anderrahman El Mhamedi* 

*by Lokpriya Gaikwad and Vivek Sunnapwar*

*by Kuldeep Chaudhary and Prakash C. Jha*

Voltage up to 1000 V at Mining Enterprises
