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| Author: | Baker, K. Powell, S. Pyke, D. |
| Title: | Optimal allocation of work in assembly systems |
| Journal: | Management Science
1993 : JAN, VOL. 39:1, p. 101-106 |
| Index terms: | ALLOCATION PRODUCTION DESIGN WORK |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | The authors investigate how to allocate work in stochastic assembly systems so that to maximize throughput. The authors use Markov models for systems with exponential processing times and simulation-based methods for other probability distributions. The authors find that assembly systems should be unbalanced in the direction of assigning less work to assembly and more to component stations. They also find that greater parallelism offers greater opportunity for improvement. |
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