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Characterizing the optimal allocation of storage space in production line systems with variable processing times
Characterizing the optimal allocation of storage space in production line systems with variable processing times
2000,
We consider the optimal allocation of buffer storage spaces in unpaced production...
A variance-constrained proportional-integral feedback controller that tunes itself
A variance-constrained proportional-integral feedback controller that tunes itself
2000,
Proportional-Integral (PI) feedback controllers have been shown to provide a very...
An economic model for integrated automatic and statistical process control charts
An economic model for integrated automatic and statistical process control charts
2000,
As suggested by Box and Kramer and others, it is possible to reduce both the special...
A general approach to modeling CUSUM charts for a proportion
A general approach to modeling CUSUM charts for a proportion
2000,
This paper considers two CUmulative SUM (CUSUM) charts for monitoring a process when...
Change-point detection of mean vector or covariance matrix shifts using multivariate individual observations
Change-point detection of mean vector or covariance matrix shifts using multivariate individual observations
2000,
A preliminary control chart is given for detecting a shift in the mean vector, the...
Control of a manufacturing system with random product yield and downward substitutability
Control of a manufacturing system with random product yield and downward substitutability
2000,
We consider a manufacturing system where the quality of the end product is uncertain...
On the uncertainties of decentralized controllers in a transfer production line
On the uncertainties of decentralized controllers in a transfer production line
2000,
In this paper, an information theoretic approach is applied to analyze the performance...
Detecting changes in autoregressive processes with &Xmacr; and exponentially weighted moving average charts
Detecting changes in autoregressive processes with &Xmacr; and exponentially weighted moving average charts
2000,
The traditional use of control charts necessarily assumes the independence of data. It...
Univariate &Xmacr; control charts for individual characteristics in a multinormal model
Univariate &Xmacr; control charts for individual characteristics in a multinormal model
2000,
The early work on multivariate statistical process control was built upon Hotelling's...
General control charts for attributes
General control charts for attributes
2000,
Traditional Shewhart-type control charts ignore the skewness of the plotted statistic....
Strategic configuration of flexible assembly systems: A single period approximation
Strategic configuration of flexible assembly systems: A single period approximation
1999,
Research on strategic planning in manufacturing has tended to focus on two themes: (1)...
Modeling for flexible manufacturing systems (FMS) with an FMS blocking mechanism and a blocking depended static Markov job routing
Modeling for flexible manufacturing systems (FMS) with an FMS blocking mechanism and a blocking depended static Markov job routing
1999,
We consider a Flexible Manufacturing System (FMS) which is composed of a set of...
Optimal design for flexible manufacturing systems: Generalized analytical methods
Optimal design for flexible manufacturing systems: Generalized analytical methods
1999,
Advanced manufacturing systems such as Flexible Manufacturing Systems (FMSs) are...
Loading algorithms for flexible manufacturing systems with partially grouped machines
Loading algorithms for flexible manufacturing systems with partially grouped machines
2000,
The loading problem in a Flexible Manufacturing System (FMS) involves allocating...
Clusterization of alternatives in the analytic hierarchy process
Clusterization of alternatives in the analytic hierarchy process
1998,
Despite the impressive success of the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) in solving a...
Integrated production maintenance and quality model for imperfect processes
Integrated production maintenance and quality model for imperfect processes
1999,
In this paper, we develop an integrated model for the joint optimization of the...
Improved p charts to monitor process quality
Improved p charts to monitor process quality
1999,
It is a common practice to monitor the fraction p of non-conforming units to detect...
Review and classification of reliability measures for multistate and continuum models
Review and classification of reliability measures for multistate and continuum models
1999,
In this paper we examine a variety of customer-centered reliability measures,...
Risk-sensitive control of discrete-time Markov processes with infinite horizon
Risk-sensitive control of discrete-time Markov processes with infinite horizon
1999,
In this paper we study existence of solutions to the Bellman equation corresponding to...
Sample-path optimality and variance-minimization of average cost Markov control processes
Sample-path optimality and variance-minimization of average cost Markov control processes
1999,
This paper studies several average-cost criteria for Markov control processes on Borel...
An automatic assembly liaison extraction method and assembly liaison model
An automatic assembly liaison extraction method and assembly liaison model
1999,
Assembly sequence generation requires information on both the part liaison...
Actor-critic-type learning algorithms for Markov decision processes
Actor-critic-type learning algorithms for Markov decision processes
1999,
Algorithms for learning the optimal policy of a Markov decision process (MDP) based on...
Scheduling one- and two-processor tasks on two parallel processors
Scheduling one- and two-processor tasks on two parallel processors
1999,
In this paper we study a two-processor scheduling problem where some tasks need to be...
Continuity of optimal values and solutions for control of Markov chains with constraints
Continuity of optimal values and solutions for control of Markov chains with constraints
2000,
We consider in this paper constrained Markov decision processes. This type of control...
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