| Article ID: | iaor19951312 |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Volume: | 45 |
| Issue: | 10 |
| Start Page Number: | 1141 |
| End Page Number: | 1155 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 1994 |
| Journal: | Journal of the Operational Research Society |
| Authors: | Lin C., Madu C.N., Kuei C.-H., Chien T.W. |
| Keywords: | production: FMS |
This research investigates two maintenance float models in a flexible manufacturing (FMS) The paper uses classical queueing theory to study the characteristics of the fractional utilization of the system. A mathematical program is constructed to determine the optimal number of floats of an important module used in the FMS and the optimal capacity of the repair station.