Optimal design of flexible production lines with unreliable machines and infinite buffers.: An article from: IIE Transactions

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From the author: Despite the increasing use of automated manufacturing systems, combining flexible technology, only a few models for designing such systems are available. This paper presents a model for the determination of the profit-maximizing configuration of workstations (both machine types and number) along a flexible production line with unreliable machines and infinite buffers. A mixed integer programming formulation of the problem is introduced and an optimal solution algorithm is developed. For large scale problems a heuristic procedure is presented.

Citation Details
Title: Optimal design of flexible production lines with unreliable machines and infinite buffers.
Author: Adar Kalir
Publication:IIE Transactions (Refereed)
Date: April 1, 1998
Publisher: Institute of Industrial Engineers, Inc. (IIE)
Volume: v30 Issue: n4 Page: p391(9)

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