Papadopoulos / O'Kelly / Vidalis Analysis and Design of Discrete Part Production Lines

2009
ISBN: 978-0-387-89494-2
Verlag: Springer US
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band 31, 288 Seiten

Reihe: Springer Optimization and Its Applications

This book provides a complete overview of production systems and describes the best approaches to analyze their performance. Written by experts in the field, this work also presents numerous techniques that can be used to describe, model, and optimize the performance of various types of production lines. The book is intended for researchers, production managers, and graduate students in industrial, mechanical, and systems engineering.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Papadopoulos, Chrissoleon T.

O'Kelly, Michael E. J.

Vidalis, Michael J.

Spinellis, Diomidis

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Preface;7
2;Contents;11
3;List of Figures;15
4;List of Tables;18
5;1 Manufacturing Systems: Types and Modeling;20
5.1;1.1 Manufacturing Systems: Evolution and Classification;20
5.2;1.2 Models and Modeling;31
5.3;1.3 Classification of Manufacturing Systems;33
5.4;1.4 Models of Manufacturing Systems;35
5.5;1.5 Methods of Analysis;37
5.6;1.6 Measures of Performance;39
5.7;1.7 Related Bibliography;41
5.8;References;41
6;2 Evaluative Models of Discrete Part Production Lines;43
6.1;2.1 Markovian Model;45
6.2;2.2 Decomposition Approach;69
6.3;2.3 The Expansion Method;77
6.4;2.4 The Aggregation Method;82
6.5;2.5 Modeling of Production Lines with Parallel Reliable Machines at Each Station;85
6.6;2.6 Simulation Modeling;103
6.7;2.7 General Comment;106
6.8;2.8 Related Bibliography;106
6.9;References;112
7;3 The Design of Production Lines;118
7.1;3.1 Introduction;118
7.2;3.2 Role of the Design Engineer;123
7.3;3.3 Improvability;124
7.4;References;127
8;4 Work-Load and Server Allocation Problems;129
8.1;4.1 The Work-Load Allocation Problem;129
8.2;4.2 The Server Allocation Problem;136
8.3;4.3 The Simultaneous Work-Load and Server Allocation:The L-phenomenon;138
8.4;4.4 Related Bibliography;140
8.5;References;142
9;5 The Buffer Allocation Problem;146
9.1;5.1 Formulation of the Buffer Allocation Problems;146
9.2;5.2 Solution of the Buffer Allocation Problems;147
9.3;5.3 Solution Approaches to the BAP in Short Lines;149
9.4;5.4 Solution Approaches to the BAP in Longer Lines;160
9.5;5.5 Related Bibliography;170
9.6;References;171
10;6 Double and Triple Optimization;175
10.1;6.1 Simultaneous Allocation ofWork and Buffers, W+ B;177
10.2;6.2 Simultaneous Allocation of Servers and Buffers, S+ B;178
10.3;6.3 Simultaneous Allocation ofWork, Servers and Buffers, W+ S+ B;179
10.4;6.4 Concluding Remarks;189
10.5;6.5 Related Bibliography;189
10.6;References;190
11;7 Cost Considerations;192
11.1;7.1 Cost Models: Profit Maximization;195
11.2;7.2 Cost Models: Cost Minimization;203
11.3;References;207
12;A Mathematical Fundamentals;209
12.1;A.1 Vectors and Matrices;209
12.2;A.2 Probability;215
12.3;A.3 Discrete Markov Processes (Markov Chains);228
12.4;A.4 Data Plotting;231
12.5;A.5 Well-Known Results of Queueing Theory;232
12.6;References;242
13;B Algorithms/Procedures Details and Guide to Use;244
13.1;B.1 Markovian;245
13.2;B.2 Decomposition-1;245
13.3;B.3 Expansion;245
13.4;B.4 Aggregation;246
13.5;B.5 Decomposition-2;246
13.6;B.6 Two-LevelWork-Load Allocation;247
13.7;B.7 Simulated Annealing;247
13.8;B.8 Genetic Algorithm;247
13.9;B.9 Complete Enumeration;248
13.10;B.10 Buffer Allocation;248
13.11;References;248
14;C Glossary;250
14.1;C.1 General Acronyms;250
14.2;C.2 Production Lines;251
14.3;C.3 Decomposition Approach;252
14.4;C.4 Markovian Model;253
14.5;C.5 Expansion Method;253
14.6;C.6 Aggregation Method;254
14.7;C.7 Design Problems;254
14.8;C.8 Cost Considerations;255
14.9;C.9 Mathematical Fundamentals;256
14.10;C.10 Accompanying Algorithms and Procedures;257
15;D Conference Participants: Presenters and Attendees;258
15.1;D.1 Conference Participants: Presenters;258
15.2;D.2 Conference Participants: Attendees;262
16;E Simulation Model of a Reliable Production Line;267
16.1;E.1 Description of the Production Line;267
16.2;E.2 The Model of the System;267
16.3;References;279
17;Subject Index;280
18;Author Index;286