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Activity Number:
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598
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Type:
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Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Thursday, August 6, 2009 : 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
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Sponsor:
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Section on Quality and Productivity
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| Abstract - #305829 |
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Title:
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Stochastic Production Line Model of Multiple Workstations and Buffers with Continuous Materials Flow
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Author(s):
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Mohammad Quasem*+
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Companies:
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Howard University
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Address:
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, Washington, DC, ,
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Keywords:
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Production models ; Buffers ; Workstation ; Efficiency ; Continuous ; Starved
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Abstract:
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A production line is a set of subsequent operations in factory work stations where raw materials are processed to produce a product that is suitable for consumption or produce components that are assembled to make an end product. Inefficiency in a production line becomes a factor when workstations are starved or backed up; as a remedy buffers are used to ensure that the systems so that the workstations are not blocked, this also increases efficiency. The distribution of buffers between workstations is a major optimization issue that manufacturing systems designers have to contend with. This proposed study will analyze the role of buffers for productivity improvement.
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