Modeling and Analysis of Reentrant Manufacturing Systems: Micro- and Macroperspectives

In order to obtain the better analysis of the multiple reentrant manufacturing systems (MRMSs), their modeling and analysis from both micro- and macroperspectives are considered. First, this paper presents the discrete event simulation models for MRMS and the corresponding algorithms are developed....

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Main Authors: Fenglan He, Ming Dong, Dong Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/139896
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Summary:In order to obtain the better analysis of the multiple reentrant manufacturing systems (MRMSs), their modeling and analysis from both micro- and macroperspectives are considered. First, this paper presents the discrete event simulation models for MRMS and the corresponding algorithms are developed. In order to describe MRMS more accurately, then a modified continuum model is proposed. This continuum model takes into account the re-entrant degree of products, and its effectiveness is verified through numerical experiments. Finally, based on the discrete event simulation and the modified continuum models, a numerical example is used to analyze the MRMS. The changes in the WIP levels and outflux are also analyzed in details for multiple re-entrant supply chain networks. Meanwhile, some interesting observations are discussed.
ISSN:1024-123X
1563-5147