An analytical formula for variance of output from a series-parallel production system with no interstation buffers and time-dependent failures

Mathematical and Computer Modelling

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 95-112

  Tan, B ^a  

^a KOÇ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Markov models; Performance evaluation; Production systems; Sojourn time; Throughput; Variance of the output

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032031154     PISSN: 08957177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-7177(98)00031-4     Document Type: Article

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