The performance of unpaced production lines with unequal operating time variabilities and buffer sizes

International Journal of Manufacturing Technology and Management

Volumn 20, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 46-58

  Shaaban, Sabry ^a  

^a RENNES SCHOOL OF BUSINESS   (France)

Author keywords

Coefficient of variation imbalance; Performance; Serial production line; Simulation; Unequal buffer sizes; Unpaced

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; MANUFACTURE;

BUFFER SIZES; COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION; PERFORMANCE; SERIAL PRODUCTION LINE; SIMULATION; UNPACED;

BUFFER STORAGE;

EID: 77953866462     PISSN: 13682148     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijmtm.2010.032891     Document Type: Article

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