Keyword: buffer allocation

Found 31 papers in total
The use of buffers in project management: The trade-off between stability and makespan
2005,
During execution projects may be subject to considerable uncertainty, which may lead...
Tandem queues with subexponential service times and finite buffers
2010,
We focus on tandem queues with subexponential service time distributions. We assume...
Analysis of serial production lines: characterisation study and a new heuristic procedure for optimal buffer allocation
2006,
Buffer allocation in serial production lines is one of the important design issues,...
Asymptotic scheduling
2003,
We deal with the following scheduling problem: a finite set of jobs is given and each...
Optimal buffer allocation of serial production lines with quality inspection machines
2002,
Using Taylor series expansion and probability generating function technique, we...
A model of buffer size and control policy for a queueing network with customers with different parameters
2001,
In this paper we analyse the yield of a queue management policy in a network which...
A heuristic algorithm for the buffer allocation in unreliable unbalanced production lines
2001,
In this work we investigate the buffer allocation problem (BAP) in short unbalanced...
Cash-flow oriented buffer allocation in stochastic flow lines
2001,
This paper defines the problem of buffer space allocation in flow lines as an...
Buffer capacity allocation for a desired throughput in production lines
1998,
In this study, we are concerned with finding the minimum-total-buffer allocation for a...
Buffer sizing models for end-of-aisle order picking systems
1999,
We study an end-of-aisle order picking system with inbound and outbound buffer...
An algorithm for optimal buffer placement in reliable serial lines
1999,
The optimal allocation of buffer capacity in unbalanced production lines with reliable...
Optimal buffer allocation in short mu-balanced unreliable production lines
1999,
In this work, we investigate the optimal buffer allocation in short mu-balanced...
Movement optimization in flow shop processing with buffers
2000,
We consider the movement minimization problem in a conveyor flow shop processing...
On a synchronization queue with two finite buffers
2000,
In this paper, we consider a synchronization queue (or synchronization node)...
Analysis of finite-buffer multi-server queues with group arrivals: GIx/M/c/N
2000,
In this paper, we analyze a multi-server queue with bulk arrivals and finite-buffer...
Efficient algorithms for buffer space allocation
2000,
This paper describes efficient algorithms for determining how buffer space should be...
Production systems with interruptions, arbitrary topology and finite buffers
2000,
We consider a production system with finite buffers and arbitrary topology where...
Capacity analysis of an automated kit transportation system
2000,
In this paper, we present a capacity analysis of an automated transportation system in...
The Kanban assignment problem – a non-integral approach
2000,
Most production control systems have one thing in common: they are based on a quantity...
Analysis of a finite buffer with non-preemptive priority scheduling
1999,
A single-server queue with finite capacity, two distinct service classes and a...
Bounding blocking probabilities and throughput in queueing networks with buffer capacity constraints
1998,
We propose a new technique for upper and lower bounding of the throughput and blocking...
Optimal design of the inspection buffer for an unreliable process
2000,
Placing an inspection buffer immediately after an unreliable process subject to...
The effect of breakdowns on U-shaped production lines
2000,
Consider a synchronized line performing assembly or fabrication tasks. Tasks are...
Optimal buffer allocation in asynchronous cyclic mixed-model assembly lines
1998,
This paper considers a problem of optimal buffer allocation in cyclic asynchronous...
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