Modelling and analysis of split and merge production systems with bernoulli reliability machines

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 47, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 4373-4397

  Liu, Yang ^a   Li, Jingshan ^a  

^a Center for Manufacturing   (United States)

Author keywords

Bernoulli reliability; Merge; Production rate; Split

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; BERNOULLI; BERNOULLI RELIABILITY; HIGH PRECISION; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; PRODUCT CONTROL; PRODUCT QUALITY; PRODUCTION CAPACITY; PRODUCTION RATES; PRODUCTION SYSTEM; RECURSIVE PROCEDURE; SCHEDULING POLICIES; SPLIT-AND-MERGE;

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS;

QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 70449629243     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540801942216     Document Type: Article

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