Manufacturing Systems Modeling and Analysis

• Main Authors: Curry, Guy L. (Author), Feldman, Richard M. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Computer simulation.; Physics.; Engineering economy.; Business logistics.; Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing.; Production/Logistics.; Simulation and Modeling.; Complexity.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-88763-8

This text presents the practical application of queueing theory results for the design and analysis of manufacturing and production systems. This textbook makes accessible to undergraduates and beginning graduates many of the seemingly esoteric results of queueing theory. In an effort to apply queue...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Basic Probability Review
• Introduction to Factory Models
• SingleWorkstation Factory Models
• Processing Time Variability
• Multiple-Stage Single-Product Factory Models
• Multiple Product Factory Models
• Models of Various Forms of Batching
• WIP Limiting Control Strategies
• Serial Limited BufferModels
• Glossary
• Index.