Handbook of Stochastic Models and Analysis of Manufacturing System Operations

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Smith, J. MacGregor. (Editor), Tan, Bar1_. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science, 192
• Subjects: Economics.; Operations research.; Economics/Management Science.; Operation Research/Decision Theory.; Operations Research, Management Science.; Production/Logistics/Supply Chain Management.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6777-9

This handbook surveys�important stochastic problems and models in manufacturing�system operations and their stochastic analysis. Using analytical models to design and control manufacturing systems and their operations entail critical stochastic performance analysis as well as integrated optimization...

Table of Contents:

• The Design of Manufacturing Systems to Cope with Variability
• Modeling Automated Warehouses Using Semi-Open Queueing Networks
• Exact Analysis of Discrete Part Production Lines
• Models of Leveling for Lean Manufacturing Systems
• Value of Advance Demand Information in Production and Inventory Systems with Share Resources
• Production Systems Engineering
• Production Release Control
• Queueing Network Models of Material Handling & Transportation Systems
• Modeling and Analysis of Output Variability in Discrete Material Flow Production Systems
• Stochastic Lot Sizing Problems
• From Operational to Financial Evaluation of Manufacturing Systems.