A comparison of buffer management systems and associated equipment utilizations
Lloyd J. Taylor
(Lloyd J. Taylor is an Assistant Professor of Management at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin, Odessa, Texas, USA.)
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Abstract
Compares alternative buffer control systems used in a flow process, assembly line manufacturing system. Follows a literature analysis with the use of computer simulation to assess and measure the effects of each system on overall production performance, and individual workstation utilization.
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Citation
Taylor, L.J. (2002), "A comparison of buffer management systems and associated equipment utilizations", Work Study, Vol. 51 No. 6, pp. 287-296. https://doi.org/10.1108/00438020210441830
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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