Title :
Models of random machine downtimes for simulation
Author_Institution :
Simulation Modeling & Anal. Co., Tucson, AZ, USA
Abstract :
A significant source of randomness for many simulation models of manufacturing systems is the unscheduled downtime of machines. The author discusses how to model machine downtimes both when system data are available and in the no-data case
Keywords :
manufacture; random processes; reliability theory; simulation; manufacturing systems; no-data case; random machine downtimes; simulation models; system data; unscheduled downtime; Analytical models; Bismuth; Electric breakdown; Job shop scheduling; Machine tools; Manufacturing systems; Shape; Throughput; Time measurement; Virtual manufacturing;
Conference_Titel :
Simulation Conference, 1990. Proceedings., Winter
Conference_Location :
New Orleans, LA
Print_ISBN :
0-911801-72-3
DOI :
10.1109/WSC.1990.129533
