Analysis of production networks of the finite queue type with breakdowns

Author

Phillis, Yannis A. ; Kouikoglou, Vassilis S.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Production Eng. & Manage., Tech. Univ. of Crete, Chania, Greece

fYear

1993

fDate

15-17 Dec 1993

Firstpage

3276

Abstract

Production networks of any topology with finite buffers, random rates, and breakdowns are analyzed using a simple analytic/simulation model. Random rates are approximated by piecewise deterministic variables and parts of the network are collapsed into single servers between events. Occurrence of events represents the slow nonlinear system dynamics which is handled by simulation. The fast piecewise linear dynamics between events is handled algebraically. The model compared to a brute-force simulator is accurate and extremely fast

Keywords

network topology; piecewise-linear techniques; production control; queueing theory; workstations; analytic model; breakdowns; brute-force simulator; finite buffers; finite queue type; nonlinear system dynamics; piecewise linear dynamics; production network analysis; random rates; simulation model; topology; Analytical models; Discrete event simulation; Electric breakdown; Network servers; Network topology; Nonlinear dynamical systems; Nonlinear systems; Piecewise linear approximation; Production; Queueing analysis;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Decision and Control, 1993., Proceedings of the 32nd IEEE Conference on

Conference_Location

San Antonio, TX

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1298-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CDC.1993.325811

Filename

325811