Performance modelling of pull manufacturing systems with batch servers

Author

Schömig, Alexander K. ; Kahnt, Matthias

Author_Institution

Inst. fur Inf., Bayerische Julius-Maximilians Univ. Wurzburg, Germany

Volume

3

fYear

1995

fDate

10-13 Oct 1995

Firstpage

175

Abstract

Our study was motivated by the discussion on whether and how to implement kanban-like production control systems in semiconductor fabrication facilities. In this paper we investigate the impact of buffer allocation and batching strategy on the performance of a single-card kanban system. We extend the methodology presented by Mitra and Mitrani (1990) for the case of batch servers. We compare numerical approximations using our new algorithm with simulations of several configurations

Keywords

approximation theory; batch processing (industrial); modelling; probability; production control; queueing theory; semiconductor device manufacture; state-space methods; approximations; batch servers; buffer allocation; just in time; performance modelling; production control; pull manufacturing systems; semiconductor fabrication; single-card kanban system; state space distribution; work in progress; Costs; Fabrication; Inventory management; Manufacturing systems; Ovens; Oxidation; Production control; Raw materials; Safety; Semiconductor device modeling;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation, 1995. ETFA '95, Proceedings., 1995 INRIA/IEEE Symposium on

Conference_Location

Paris

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2535-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ETFA.1995.496718

Filename

496718