Approximate analysis of unreliable transfer lines with splits in the flow of material

Annals of Operations Research

Volumn 93, Issue 1-4, 2000, Pages 217-243

  Helber, Stefan ^a  

^a CLAUSTHAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Buffer allocation; Decomposition; Flow line; Inventory level; Markov process model; Performance analysis; Production rate; Quality inspection; Split operation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034381835     PISSN: 02545330     EISSN: 15729338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1018923907048     Document Type: Article

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