Planning of buffers within mixed-model lines

Decker, Maria

doi:10.1007/bf01733404

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“…Miltenburg [16] and Decker [17] dealt with the planning of buffers within a mixed-model line. The positioning of buffers is examined by an exact method and three heuristics using the criterion of balanced capacity usage.…”

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Promoting Flexibility in the Mixed-model Assembly Line by Introducing Buffer Stocks

Yin

Matsuura

Asada

2014

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: The purpose of this paper is to clarify the increase in flexibility by introducing buffer stocks that enable modelsequence changes in a mixed-model assembly line. It is shown that changing the model sequences between stations can shorten the line length for a mixed-model assembly. Numerical analysis indicates that the range of possible operation time combinations of models can be increased and the model mix can be made more flexible by introducing buffer stocks under the same line length. This phenomenon is also discussed from the viewpoint of the relationship between buffers and flexibility. A procedure for examining feasible combinations of operation times is presented.

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Promoting Flexibility in the Mixed-model Assembly Line by Introducing Buffer Stocks

Yin

Matsuura

Asada

2014

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“…In this case, the deviations of all production levels are included within the objective function (e.g. Miltenburg and Sinnamon, 1989, 1992, 1995.…”

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Sequencing mixed-model assembly lines: Survey, classification and model critique

Boysen

Fliedner

Schöll

2009

European Journal of Operational Research

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Manufacturers in a wide range of industries nowadays face the challenge of providing a rich product variety at very low cost. This typically requires the implementation of cost efficient, flexible production systems. Often, so called mixed-model assembly lines are employed, where setup operations are reduced to such an extent that various models of a common base product can be manufactured in intermixed sequences. However, the observed diversity of mixed-model lines makes a thorough sequence planning essential for exploiting the benefits of assembly line production. This paper reviews and discusses the three major planning approaches presented in the literature, mixed-model sequencing, car sequencing and level scheduling, and provides a hierarchical classification scheme to systematically record the academic efforts in each field and to deduce future research issues.

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Effect of splitting a mixed-model line on shortening the line length under open- and closed-boundary working area settings

Zhang¹,

Matsuura²,

Asada³

2017

AIP Conference Proceedings

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Planning of buffers within mixed-model lines

Cited by 3 publications

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<b>Promoting Flexibility in the Mixed-model Assembly Line by Introducing </b><b>Bu</b>ff<b>er Stocks </b>

<b>Promoting Flexibility in the Mixed-model Assembly Line by Introducing </b><b>Bu</b>ff<b>er Stocks </b>

Sequencing mixed-model assembly lines: Survey, classification and model critique

Effect of splitting a mixed-model line on shortening the line length under open- and closed-boundary working area settings

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