Performance evaluation of continuous production lines with machines having different processing times and multiple failure modes

Performance Evaluation

Volumn 51, Issue 2-4, 2003, Pages 247-268

  Levantesi, R ^a   Matta, A ^a   Tolio, T ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Decomposition; Multiple failure modes; Non homogeneous lines

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECOMPOSITION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE; RELIABILITY;

BUFFER CAPACITY;

PRODUCTION ENGINEERING;

EID: 0037295930     PISSN: 01665316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-5316(02)00098-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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