Simulation-based cycle-time quantile estimation in manufacturing settings employing non-FIFO dispatching policies

Journal of Simulation

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 69-83

  Bekki, Jennifer M ^a   Fowler, J W ^b   Mackulak, G T ^b   Kulahci, M ^c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL STORAGE;

ACCURACY PROBLEMS; CORNISH-FISHER EXPANSION; DATA STORAGE; DISPATCHING RULES; EMPIRICAL EVALUATIONS; FIRST IN FIRST OUTS; HIGH-ACCURACY; QUANTILE ESTIMATION;

DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATION;

EID: 67649253089     PISSN: 17477778     EISSN: 17477786     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jos.2008.19     Document Type: Article

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