Title :
A discrete time model of a car assembly system
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mater. Handling Syst., Karlsruhe Univ., Germany
Abstract :
The performance evaluation of assembly lines under stochastic influence (changing model mix and varying processing times) is usually done by time consuming simulation experiments, In this paper a discrete time queueing model is presented that is a basis of an approximate performance analysis of car assembly systems. The model elements are described and approximate calculation methods for the waiting time and interdeparture time distributions at each work station are derived
Keywords :
assembling; automobile industry; discrete time systems; queueing theory; approximate performance analysis; car assembly system; discrete-time queueing model; interdeparture time distributions; performance evaluation; stochastic influence; waiting time; workstation; Assembly systems; Costs; Electronic mail; Manufacturing processes; Manufacturing systems; Materials handling; Performance analysis; Product design; Queueing analysis; Stochastic systems;
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.1995.496754
