Title :
Buffer Level Control of Unreliable Manufacturing Systems
Author :
Perkins, James R. ; Kumar, P.R.
Author_Institution :
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Coordinated Science Laboratory, Urbana, IL 61801
Abstract :
We examine the form of the steady-state probability distribution, when a buffer level control is applied to an unreliable manufacturing system. We demonstrate how the internal dynamics of part flow in the network can lead to discontinuities in the probability densities.
Keywords :
Costs; Electric breakdown; Level control; Manufacturing systems; Probability distribution; Production; Queueing analysis; Steady-state; Uncertainty; Vehicle dynamics;
Conference_Titel :
American Control Conference, 1992
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0210-9
