DocumentCode
2202831
Title
Buffer capacity for accommodating machine downtime in serial production lines
Author
Enginarlar, Emre ; Li, Jingshan ; Meerkov, Semyon M.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Volume
2
fYear
2001
fDate
2001
Firstpage
1947
Abstract
This paper provides a method for calculating the smallest level of buffering (LB), necessary to ensure the desired production rate in serial lines with unreliable machines
Keywords
production control; reliability theory; buffer capacity; machine downtime; serial production lines; unreliable machines; Buffer storage; Computer science; Job shop scheduling; Laboratories; Manufacturing systems; Measurement standards; Production systems; Random variables; Research and development; Throughput;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Decision and Control, 2001. Proceedings of the 40th IEEE Conference on
Conference_Location
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7061-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/.2001.981191
Filename
981191
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