An operational strategy for throughput maximization and bottleneck control in an assembly line system: By selection of the processing rates

An operational strategy for throughput maximization and bottleneck control in an assembly line system: By selection of the processing rates

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Article ID: iaor1994903
Country: United Kingdom
Volume: 44
Issue: 10
Start Page Number: 1003
End Page Number: 1011
Publication Date: Oct 1993
Journal: Journal of the Operational Research Society
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Keywords: queues: theory
Abstract:

In this paper, an optimal operation strategy is developed to optimize the system utilization while controlling the bottleneck problem in a finite capacity integrated assembly line system (consisting of a set of tandem workstations, a set of inspection stations, a loading station and an unloading station, linked by a set of transporter stations). To develop the proposed operational strategy, a stochastic optimization model is developed for selecting the optimal processing rates of the workstations and the transporter stations, such that the total throughput rate from the system is maximized while the resulting probability of finding either a workstation or a transporter station blocked is sufficiently close to zero.

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