Simultaneous optimization of work and buffer space in unpaced production lines with random processing times

IIE Transactions (Institute of Industrial Engineers)

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 53-65

  Hillier, Mark S ^a   Hillier, Frederick S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MARKOV PROCESSES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

BUFFER ALLOCATION; RANDOM PROCESSING TIMES; UNPACED PRODUCTION LINES; WORKLOAD ALLOCATION;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 28944445917     PISSN: 0740817X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07408170500208370     Document Type: Article

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