Stochastic design optimization of asynchronous flexible assembly systems

DOI10.1007/BF02186794zbMath0711.90031MaRDI QIDQ922935

Chih-Ming Liu, Jerry L. Sanders

Publication date: 1988

Published in: Annals of Operations Research (Search for Journal in Brave)

zbMATH Keywords

queueing networkblockingperformance optimizationhybrid algorithmstochastic quasigradient methodnear optimal solutionasynchronous flexible assembly systemsoptimal buffer sizesstarvation effects

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of mathematical programming (90C90) Stochastic programming (90C15) Queues and service in operations research (90B22) Production models (90B30) Deterministic network models in operations research (90B10) Computational methods for problems pertaining to operations research and mathematical programming (90-08) Applications of Markov renewal processes (reliability, queueing networks, etc.) (60K20)

Related Items (4)

Stochastic optimization of the cost of automatic assembly systems ⋮ Design of manufacturing systems using queueing models ⋮ Petri net extensions for modelling and validating manufacturing systems ⋮ Buffer levels and choice of material handling device in flexible manufacturing systems

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