 The allocation of buffer capacities in unreliable unpaced production lines using simulationSabry Shaaban,
Tom Mcnamara and
Ahmed Atil
Post-Print from HAL Abstract: The performance of unpaced unreliable production lines that are unbalanced in terms of their buffer storage sizes is investigated in this article. Lines are simulated at different levels of line length, total buffer capacity and mean buffer capacity, and for each of these the configuration of buffer allocation is varied. Output data on throughput, idle time and average buffer level are analysed using a range of statistical tools, and relationships between the independent and dependent variables were determined. The best patterns in terms of generating higher throughput rates (or lower idle times) and lower average buffer levels as compared to a balanced line are those where total available buffer capacity is allocated as evenly as possible between workstations and to concentrate more buffer capacity towards the end of the line, respectively. Keywords: unpaced unreliable production lines; simulation; uneven buffer sizes; idle time; imbalance patterns; average buffer level (search for similar items in EconPapers) Published in Annual meeting of the Northeast business & economics association, Nov 2011, Philiadelphia, United States There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:hal:journl:hal-00832179 Access Statistics for this paper More papers in Post-Print from HAL |
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