Two-stage production lines with a single repair crew
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- 1 May 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of Production Research
- Vol. 22 (3) , 499-514
Abstract
This paper describes the analytic modelling of two-stage production lines with storage of workpieces between stages. The effect of stage failure, and repair by a single repair crew, on production rate and intermediate storage level are shown.Keywords
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