Title :
A decomposition approach to flow control in tandem production systems
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Manuf. Eng., Boston Univ., MA, USA
Abstract :
Proposes a decomposition method to production rate control for a tandem production system in which machines are subject to failures and repairs. The basic idea of the author´s method is to decompose the system into single-machine systems. The interaction between the machines is characterized by shortage/starvation costs
Keywords :
differential equations; optimal control; production control; reliability theory; decomposition approach; failures; flow control; repairs; shortage/starvation costs; single-machine systems; tandem production systems; Algorithm design and analysis; Control systems; Cost function; Equations; Feedback control; Flow production systems; Optimal control; Production systems; Pulp manufacturing; Stochastic processes;
Conference_Titel :
Decision and Control, 1995., Proceedings of the 34th IEEE Conference on
Conference_Location :
New Orleans, LA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2685-7
DOI :
10.1109/CDC.1995.478629
