Steady-state performance analysis of serial transfer lines subject to machine and buffer failure

Author

Lipset, Robert ; Van Til, Robert P. ; Sengupta, Sankar

Author_Institution

Dept. of Ind. & Manuf. Syst. Eng., Ohio Univ., Athens, OH, USA

Volume

44

Issue

2

fYear

1999

fDate

2/1/1999 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

319

Lastpage

325

Abstract

In modern automated production lines, it is common to connect adjacent machines with buffers. Since these buffers are mechanical devices, they are prone to failure. Previous research concerning the steady-state analytical modeling of serial transfer lines assumed that buffers are completely reliable. The paper considers the unreliable buffer and presents a model of the serial transfer line incorporating this concept. A decomposition technique is developed for the general serial transfer line with unreliable buffers, and an algorithm for computing the solution of the model is presented

Keywords

Markov processes; assembling; discrete event systems; production control; buffer failure; decomposition technique; machine failure; mechanical devices; modern automated production lines; serial transfer lines; steady-state analytical modeling; steady-state performance analysis; unreliable buffer; Analytical models; Assembly; Automobiles; Buffer storage; Discrete event systems; Manufacturing systems; Performance analysis; Production; Steady-state; Systems engineering and theory;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Automatic Control, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9286

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/9.746258

Filename

746258