Title :
Analysis of proportional machine allocation scheme in a deterministic reentrant line
Author :
Shi-Chung Chang ; Jan, Wen-Lin ; Tza-Huei Wang ; Cheng-Shang Chang
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Nat. Taiwan Univ., Taipei, Taiwan
Abstract :
This paper analyzes the properties of a proportional machine allocation scheme in a reentrant production line of one product and one machine group. The scheme allocates machines to each production stage proportional to the workload of the stage. It is proved that given initial work-in-process (WIP) distribution and a constant work release rate in the capacity of the line, there exists a unique, full machine capacity allocation for the line; when the proportional machine allocation scheme is repetitively applied over time, the whole reentrant line is eventually balanced. These results obtained under such a simplified scenario also provide some insights to the dynamics and resource allocation problem of a reentrant line
Keywords :
dynamics; integrated circuit manufacture; matrix algebra; operations research; optimisation; production control; resource allocation; IC manufacture; WIP distribution; capacity allocation; deterministic reentrant line; dynamics; machine group; production line; proportional machine allocation; reentrant line; resource allocation; work-in-process; Councils; Fabrication; Flow production systems; Investments; Job shop scheduling; Mechanical engineering; Production control; Productivity; Resource management; Semiconductor device manufacture;
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
DOI :
10.1109/ETFA.1995.496719
