Analysis of a general Markovian two-stage continuous-flow production system with a finite buffer

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 327-339

  Tan, Bariş ^a   Gershwin, Stanley B ^b  

^a KOÇ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuous flow systems; Fluid flow models; Level crossing analysis; Markovian production systems; Performance evaluation

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS-FLOW SYSTEMS; FLUID FLOW MODELS; LEVEL CROSSING ANALYSIS; MARKOVIAN PRODUCTION SYSTEMS; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION;

COMPUTER NETWORKS; CONTINUOUS TIME SYSTEMS; FLUIDS; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; RAILROAD CROSSINGS; SUGAR (SUCROSE);

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

EID: 67651157034     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2008.05.022     Document Type: Article

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