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.