Improvability of assembly systems II: Improvability indicators and case study

<p>Based on the performance analysis technique developed in Part I, this paper presents improvability indicators for assembly lines with unreliable machines. In particular, it shows that assembly lines are unimprovable with respect to workforce re-distribution if each buffer is, on the average...

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Main Authors: Chiang S.-Y., Kuo C.-T., Lim J.-T., Meerkov S. M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2000-01-01
Series:Mathematical Problems in Engineering
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Online Access:http://www.hindawi.net/access/get.aspx?journal=mpe&volume=6&pii=S1024123X00001381