Integrated quality and quantity modeling of a production line

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2005. === Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-149). === The interaction of quantity and quality performance in a factory is clearly of great economic importance. However, there is very little quantitativ...

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Main Author: Kim, Jongyoon, 1974-
Other Authors: Stanley B. Gershwin.
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Language:English
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2006
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/30338
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spelling ndltd-MIT-oai-dspace.mit.edu-1721.1-303382019-05-02T15:43:24Z Integrated quality and quantity modeling of a production line Kim, Jongyoon, 1974- Stanley B. Gershwin. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Mechanical Engineering. Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2005. Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-149). The interaction of quantity and quality performance in a factory is clearly of great economic importance. However, there is very little quantitative analytical literature in this area. This thesis is an essential early research step in analyzing how production system design, quality, and productivity are inter-related in transfer lines. We develop a new Markov process model for machines with both quality and operational failures, and we identify important differences between types of quality failures. We present analytic models, solution techniques, performance evaluations, and validation of two- machine systems as well as longer transfer lines. Through numerical studies, we have investigated some of the conventional wisdom on this interaction, and we have found that the wisdom holds only under specific conditions, and we show that the conventional wisdom is wrong under other conditions. We therefore anticipate that more such research will have a dramatic effect on the performance of factories, and we propose promising research directions. by Jongyoon Kim. Ph.D. 2006-03-24T18:41:38Z 2006-03-24T18:41:38Z 2005 2005 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/30338 61126370 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 177 p. 7490811 bytes 7512839 bytes application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Integrated quality and quantity modeling of a production line
description Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2005. === Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-149). === The interaction of quantity and quality performance in a factory is clearly of great economic importance. However, there is very little quantitative analytical literature in this area. This thesis is an essential early research step in analyzing how production system design, quality, and productivity are inter-related in transfer lines. We develop a new Markov process model for machines with both quality and operational failures, and we identify important differences between types of quality failures. We present analytic models, solution techniques, performance evaluations, and validation of two- machine systems as well as longer transfer lines. Through numerical studies, we have investigated some of the conventional wisdom on this interaction, and we have found that the wisdom holds only under specific conditions, and we show that the conventional wisdom is wrong under other conditions. We therefore anticipate that more such research will have a dramatic effect on the performance of factories, and we propose promising research directions. === by Jongyoon Kim. === Ph.D.
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