Dynamics of Two- and Three-Worker “Bucket Brigade” Production Lines

John J. Bartholdi, Leonid A. Bunimovich and Donald D. Eisenstein
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John J. Bartholdi: Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia
Leonid A. Bunimovich: Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia
Donald D. Eisenstein: The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

Operations Research, 1999, vol. 47, issue 3, 488-491

Abstract: We describe all possible asymptotic behavior of “bucket brigade” production lines with two or three workers, each characterized by a constant work velocity. The results suggest wariness in interpreting simulation results. They also suggest a strategy for partitioning a workforce into effective teams to staff the lines.

Keywords: production/scheduling; line balancing; self-balancing bucket brigade lines; mathematics; fixed points; asymptotic behavior of bucket brigade lines (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1999
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