Buffer allocation and required availability in a transfer line with unreliable machines

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 74, Issue 1-3, 2001, Pages 163-173

  Sörensen, Kenneth ^a   Janssens, Gerrit K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Availability; Buffer; Transfer line; Unreliable machines

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BUFFER STORAGE; MACHINE SHOPS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION;

UNRELIABLE MACHINES;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 0035546215     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-5273(01)00123-2     Document Type: Article

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