| Article ID: | iaor1996477 |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Volume: | 2 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| Start Page Number: | 273 |
| End Page Number: | 285 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 1995 |
| Journal: | International Transactions in Operational Research |
| Authors: | Braglia Marcello |
| Keywords: | queues: theory, inspection |
The influence of the limited capacity of an inspection station on the control policy is studied for a job shop manufacturing process. The production system and the control station are described by queue models M/G/1 and G/G/1, respectively. The deterministic sampling rate is obtained which, in case of breakdown, minimizes the number of defective units.