Title :
Optimal control of job shop queues with subcontracting
Author :
Riordon, J.S. ; Price, R.
Author_Institution :
Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Abstract :
An optimal production policy in a job shop queue specifies, for minimum cost, the number of servers, amount of overtime, and the maximum queue length allowed before subcontracting takes place. This paper examines the development and application of such a policy.
Keywords :
Job production systems; Manufacturing; Optimal control; Production management; Subcontracting; Tellurium;
Conference_Titel :
Decision and Control including the 15th Symposium on Adaptive Processes, 1976 IEEE Conference on
Conference_Location :
Clearwater, FL, USA
DOI :
10.1109/CDC.1976.267815
