A Comment on “Buffer Space Allocation in Automated Assembly Lines”

John O. McClain and Douglas R. Moodie
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John O. McClain: Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
Douglas R. Moodie: Cornell University, Ithaca, New York

Operations Research, 1991, vol. 39, issue 5, 857-860

Abstract: Counterintuitive optimal buffer capacity allocation patterns appeared in a 1988 paper by J. M. Smith and S. Daskalaki. This comment explains those patterns with examples and a simple diagram. Intuition gained from this explanation should be of use for researchers and practitioners alike.

Keywords: manufacturing; automatic: buffer storage capacity allocation; queues; simulation: finite storage capacity in tandem queues; queues; tandem: finite storage capacity allocation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1991
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