Title :
Performance modelling of pull manufacturing systems with batch servers
Author :
Schömig, Alexander K. ; Kahnt, Matthias
Author_Institution :
Inst. fur Inf., Bayerische Julius-Maximilians Univ. Wurzburg, Germany
Abstract :
Our study was motivated by the discussion on whether and how to implement kanban-like production control systems in semiconductor fabrication facilities. In this paper we investigate the impact of buffer allocation and batching strategy on the performance of a single-card kanban system. We extend the methodology presented by Mitra and Mitrani (1990) for the case of batch servers. We compare numerical approximations using our new algorithm with simulations of several configurations
Keywords :
approximation theory; batch processing (industrial); modelling; probability; production control; queueing theory; semiconductor device manufacture; state-space methods; approximations; batch servers; buffer allocation; just in time; performance modelling; production control; pull manufacturing systems; semiconductor fabrication; single-card kanban system; state space distribution; work in progress; Costs; Fabrication; Inventory management; Manufacturing systems; Ovens; Oxidation; Production control; Raw materials; Safety; Semiconductor device modeling;
Conference_Titel :
Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation, 1995. ETFA '95, Proceedings., 1995 INRIA/IEEE Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Paris
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2535-4
DOI :
10.1109/ETFA.1995.496718
