Abstract
Despite the increasing use of automated manufacturing systems, combining flexible technology, only a few models for designing such systems are available. This paper presents a model for the determination of the profit-maximizing configuration of workstations (both machine types and number) along a flexible production line with unreliable machines and infinite buffers. A mixed integer programming formulation of the problem is introduced and an optimal solution algorithm is developed. For large scale problems a heuristic procedure is presented.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 391-399 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | IIE Transactions (Institute of Industrial Engineers) |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue number | 4 |
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| State | Published - 1 Jan 1998 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering