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Performance Analysis of Flow Lines with Non-Linear Flow of Material

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  • © 1999

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Authors:
  1. Stefan Helber

    1. Institute of Business Administration and Economics, Technical University of Clausthal, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany

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Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems (LNE, volume 473)

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-IX
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  2. Introduction

    • Stefan Helber
    Pages 1-2

  3. Issues, Goals, and Methods of Flow Line Analysis

    • Stefan Helber
    Pages 3-34

  4. Assembly/Disassembly Systems with Random Processing Times

    • Stefan Helber
    Pages 35-88

  5. Flow Lines with Rework Loops and Identical Processing Times

    • Stefan Helber
    Pages 89-164

  6. Flow Lines with Rework Loops and Machine-Specific Processing Times

    • Stefan Helber
    Pages 165-194

  7. Conclusions and Suggestions for Further Research

    • Stefan Helber
    Pages 195-272

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 273-280
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Flow line design is one of the major tasks in production management. The decision to install a set of machines and buffers is often highly irreversible. It determines both cost and revenue to a large extent. In order to assess the economic impact of any possible flow line design, production rates and inventory levels have to be estimated. These performance measures depend on the allocation of buffers whenever the flow of material is occasionally disrupted, for example due to machine failures or quality problems. The book describes analytical methods that can be used to evaluate flow lines much faster than with simulation techniques. Based on these fast analytical techniques, it is possible to determine a flow line design that maximizes the net present value of the flow line investment. The flow of material through the line may be non-linear, for example due to assembly operations or quality inspections.

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  • Institute of Business Administration and Economics, Technical University of Clausthal, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany

    Stefan Helber

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