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Application of probability theory in machine selection

Authors:

Do Duc Trung1

, Manh Thi Diep1

, Duong Van Duc1

, Nguyen Chi Bao1

Nguyen Hoai Son1

1School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Hanoi University of Industry, Hanoi City, 100000, Vietnam

Received: 25 July 2024
Revised: 2 October 2024
Accepted: 4 November 2024
Published: 16 December 2024

Abstract:

Machine selection plays a crucial role as it impacts various aspects of production, including technical, economic, and environmental factors. Choosing a machine that ensures a balance among all these aspects is a complex task, as each type of machine involves numerous parameters that need consideration, and these parameters may sometimes conflict with one another. This study applies the probability method to select the optimal machine from the available options. It can be asserted that this is the first study utilizing probability for machine selection. The application of probability to choose the optimal machine has been carried out in five cases to select five different types of machines across various fields. The results of machine selection using the probability method have been compared with those obtained using other methods. This study has demonstrated that using probability ensures accuracy in machine selection.

Keywords:

Probability method, MCDM, Machine selection, Spearman correlation coefficient, Weight method

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D.D. Trung, M.T. Diep, D.V. Duc, N.C. Bao, N.H. Son, Application of Probability Theory in Machine Selection. Applied Engineering Letters, 9(4), 2024: 203-214.
https://doi.org/10.46793/aeletters.2024.9.4.3

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Trung, D.D., Diep, M.T., Duc, D.V., Bao, N.C., & Son, N.H. (2024). Application of Probability Theory in Machine Selection. Applied Engineering Letters, 9(4), 203-214.
https://doi.org/10.46793/aeletters.2024.9.4.3

Trung, Do Duc, et al. “Application of Probability Theory in Machine Selection.“ Applied Engineering Letters, vol. 9, no. 4, 2024, pp. 203-214.
https://doi.org/10.46793/aeletters.2024.9.4.3

Trung, Do Duc, Manh Thi Diep, Duong Van Duc, Nguyen Chi Bao, Nguyen Hoai Son. 2024. “Application of Probability Theory in Machine Selection.“ Applied Engineering Letters, 9 (4): 203-214.
https://doi.org/10.46793/aeletters.2024.9.4.3

Trung, D.D., Diep, M.T., Duc, D.V., Bao, N.C. and Son, N.H. (2024). Application of Probability Theory in Machine Selection. Applied Engineering Letters, 9(4), pp. 203-214.
doi: 10.46793/aeletters.2024.9.4.3.