Title :
Analysis of Andon Type Transfer Production Lines: A Quantitative Approach
Author :
Li, Jingshan ; Blumenfeld, Dennis E.
Author_Institution :
Manufacturing Systems Research Lab General Motors Research & Development Center Mail Code 480-106-359 Warren, Michigan 48090-9055 jingshan.li@gm.com
Abstract :
In this paper, analytical models to study the performance of Andon type transfer production lines are presented. In addition to provide the calculation formulas to evaluate the good job production rates, we show that when repair time is short, introducing Andon to stop the line and solve the problems (or defects) is a better way to achieve high throughput of good quality jobs.
Keywords :
Analytical models; Control systems; Job production systems; Lighting control; Manufacturing systems; Postal services; Production facilities; Production systems; Productivity; Throughput;
Conference_Titel :
Robotics and Automation, 2005. ICRA 2005. Proceedings of the 2005 IEEE International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8914-X
DOI :
10.1109/ROBOT.2005.1570132
