 Analysis of two-machine lines with finite buffer, operation-dependent and time-dependent failure modesAndrea Matta and Francesca Simone International Journal of Production Research, 2016, vol. 54, issue 6, 1850-1862 Abstract: An analytical model for evaluating the throughput of two-machine lines, characterised by intermediate buffer with finite capacity, deterministic processing times and multiple failure modes for each machine is presented in this paper. Both operation-dependent failure and time-dependent failure are captured in a unique model as extension of the existing literature that was dealing with either one of them. Each machine has two failure modes, one is operation-dependent and the other is time-dependent. Time to failure and time to repair are assumed to be geometrically distributed. The presented method calculates the steady-state probabilities of the manufacturing system with a computational effort that depends only on the number of failure modes and not on the buffer capacity. A performance comparison of the proposed model with existing techniques is also reported, the aim is to show the error introduced by an analytical model that considers the operation-dependent failure mode as approximation of the time-dependent one. Date: 2016 Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:taf:tprsxx:v:54:y:2016:i:6:p:1850-1862 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2015.1085654 Access Statistics for this article International Journal of Production Research is currently edited by Professor A. Dolgui More articles in International Journal of Production Research from Taylor & Francis Journals |
Is your work missing from RePEc? Here is how to contribute.
Questions or problems? Check the EconPapers FAQ or send mail to .
EconPapers is hosted by the
School of Business at Örebro University.