Analysis of a batch machine fed by an unreliable discrete machine
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- Title
- Analysis of a batch machine fed by an unreliable discrete machine
- Authors
- In, J; Hong, YS; Jun, CH
- Date Issued
- 2003-10
- Publisher
- TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
- Abstract
- This paper analyses the behaviour of a manufacturing line consisting of two machines in series where the first machine processes lots one at a time, and is subject to failure and takes a random amount of time to repair when it fails, and the second machine is a perfectly reliable batch machine. A control limit policy is adopted to determine lot sizes for the batch machine. When the batch machine completes processing, if the number of lots in the buffer is greater than or equal to the critical number ( Q ), all the lots in the buffer are loaded immediately, otherwise the batch machine waits until Q lots are accumulated. An embedded discrete time Markov-chain approach is proposed, and recursive approaches are developed to derive necessary performance measures. A numerical example explains how to obtain the optimal value of a critical number minimizing the cost functions.
- Keywords
- Markov processes; lot sizing; batch machine; OPERATIONS
- URI
- https://oasis.postech.ac.kr/handle/2014.oak/18148
- DOI
- 10.1080/095372803200
- ISSN
- 0953-7287
- Article Type
- Article
- Citation
- PRODUCTION PLANNING & CONTROL, vol. 14, no. 7, page. 656 - 661, 2003-10
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