Name
Title | ||
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The performance of unpaced serial production lines with unequal coefficients of variation of processing times |
Abstract | ||
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In this paper, the behaviour of non-automated production lines in terms of their service time coefficients of variation is studied. Results from the simulation of such lines under their steady-state mode of operation with varied buffer storage sizes, number of stations, imbalance configurations and a range of coefficients of variation are presented. Extensive statistical analysis of the output shows that the best pattern (a bowl-shaped arrangement) gives simultaneously lower idle times and lower average buffer levels than those of a balanced line. Predictive formulae and design factor impacts on the endogenous variables are also presented. |
Year | DOI | Venue |
|---|---|---|
2009 | 10.1504/IJCAT.2009.023618 | IJCAT |
Keywords | Field | DocType |
bowl-shaped arrangement,balanced line,extensive statistical analysis,varied buffer storage size,design factor impact,lower average buffer level,unpaced serial production line,endogenous variable,unequal coefficient,idle time,best pattern,predictive formula,coefficient of variation,simulation,abl | Balanced line,Idle,Operations research,Control engineering,Production line,Execution time,Steady state,Engineering,Statistics,Service time,Idle time,Statistical analysis | Journal |
Volume | Issue | ISSN |
34 | 2 | 0952-8091 |
Citations | PageRank | References |
4 | 0.69 | 1 |
Authors | ||
2 | ||
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sabry Shaaban | 1 | 18 | 5.42 |
| Sarah Hudson | 2 | 10 | 1.49 |