| Article ID: | iaor20063262 |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Volume: | 168 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| Start Page Number: | 870 |
| End Page Number: | 879 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2006 |
| Journal: | European Journal of Operational Research |
| Authors: | Bartholdi John J., Eisenstein Donald D., Lim Fong Yun |
| Keywords: | networks |
In a network of subassembly lines, balance becomes more difficult to achieve as it requires that all subassembly lines be synchronized to produce at the same rate. We show how to adapt the ‘bucket brigade’ protocol of work-sharing so that balance emerges spontaneously.