Article ID: | iaor20013864 |
Country: | Netherlands |
Volume: | 128 |
Issue: | 3 |
Start Page Number: | 597 |
End Page Number: | 610 |
Publication Date: | Feb 2001 |
Journal: | European Journal of Operational Research |
Authors: | Wagner Harvey M., Whybark D. Clay, Souza Gilvan C. |
Keywords: | queues: theory, production |
In this paper, we study the benefits of a focused factory using lead-time as a performance measure. Specifically, we model a production process, using multi-class (multiple product types), general interarrival and processing time distributions with multiple machines (