This text presents the practical application of queueing theory results for the design and
analysis of manufacturing and production systems. This textbook makes accessible to …

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This paper describes efficient algorithms for determining how buffer space should be
allocated in a flow line. We analyze two problems: a primal problem, which minimizes total …

Flow production lines with finite buffer capacities are used in practice for mass production,
eg, in the automotive and food industries. The decision regarding the allocation of buffer …

Queueing network models have been widely applied as a powerful tool for modelling,
performance evaluation, and prediction of discrete flow systems, such as computer systems …

We describe and analyze a discipline called kanban for the coordination of cells in a large-
scale manufacturing facility. There are many cells in a tandem configuration and a fixed …

Abstract The Buffer Allocation Problem (BAP) is a difficult stochastic, integer, nonlinear
programming problem. In general, the objective function and constraints of the problem are …

A manufacturing facility consisting of two stations in tandem operates in a make-to-stock
mode: After production, items are placed in a finished goods inventory that services an …

Abstract Design issues in various types of manufacturing systems such as flow lines,
automatic transfer lines, job shops, flexible machining systems, flexible assembly systems …

We present a robust generalized queuing network algorithm as an evaluative procedure for
optimizing production line configurations using simulated annealing. We compare the …