Title :
Improvability analysis of a machining transfer line: an application
Author :
Kuo, C.-T. ; Lim, J.-T. ; Meerkov, S.M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Abstract :
Improvability properties of a machining transfer line consisting of eight operations connected by a conveyer material handling system are considered. It is shown that, as is, the line produces at a rate substantially lower than the slowest machine in isolation. Improvability with respect to work-in-process and machine efficiency is analysed and it is shown that the production rate of the system can be increased by almost 70%
Keywords :
conveyors; machining; production control; conveyer material handling system; improvability analysis; machine efficiency; machining transfer line; work-in-process; Application software; Automotive components; Capacity planning; Machining; Materials handling; Performance analysis; Production systems; Steady-state; Throughput;
Conference_Titel :
Decision and Control, 1994., Proceedings of the 33rd IEEE Conference on
Conference_Location :
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1968-0
DOI :
10.1109/CDC.1994.410984
