An analytical formula for throughput of a production line with identical stations and random failures

<p>We derive a simple formula for the throughput (jobs produced per unit time) of a serial production line with workstations that are subject to random failures. The derivation is based on equations developed for a line flow model that takes into account the impact of finite buffers between wo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Blumenfeld Dennis E., Li Jingshan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2005-01-01
Series:Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Online Access:http://www.hindawi.net/access/get.aspx?journal=mpe&volume=2005&pii=S1024123X04411089