Analytical analysis of a generic assembly system

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 107-114

  De Boeck, Liesje ^a,b   Vandaele, Nico ^b  

^a HUBrussel   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Assembly; Kit inter arrival time; Performance analysis; Probability theory; Synchronization time

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL ANALYSIS; ASSEMBLY SYSTEMS; DISTRIBUTED COMPONENTS; DYNAMIC BEHAVIORS; INPUT STREAMS; INTER-ARRIVAL TIME; KEY ELEMENTS; KIT INTER-ARRIVAL TIME; MANUFACTURING FACILITY; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; PROBABILITY THEORY; QUEUING NETWORK; SYNCHRONIZATION TIME; WAITING-TIME;

ASSEMBLY;

PROBABILITY;

EID: 79952601430     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2010.04.036     Document Type: Article

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