Title :
Optimal control of pull manufacturing systems
Author :
Perkins, James R. ; Kumar, P.R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Manuf. Eng., Boston Univ., MA, USA
fDate :
29 June-1 July 1994
Abstract :
We consider the optimal control of pull manufacturing systems. We study a fluid model of a flow shop, with buffer holding costs non-decreasing along the route. The system is subject to a constant exogenous demand, thus incurring additional shortfall/inventory costs. The objective is to determine the optimal control for the production rate at each machine in the system.
Keywords :
costing; operations research; optimal control; production control; quadratic programming; stock control; buffer holding costs; constant exogenous demand; flow shop; fluid model; machine scheduling; optimal control; production control; pull manufacturing systems; quadratic programming; shortfall/inventory costs; Computer aided manufacturing; Contracts; Cost function; Job shop scheduling; Magnetic heads; Manufacturing systems; Optimal control; Processor scheduling; Production; Quadratic programming;
Conference_Titel :
American Control Conference, 1994
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1783-1
DOI :
10.1109/ACC.1994.735255
