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Sequencing in an Assembly Line with Blocking to Minimize Cycle Time

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  • S. Thomas McCormick

    (University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada)

  • Michael L. Pinedo

    (Columbia University, New York)

  • Scott Shenker

    (Xerox Corporation Research Center, Palo Alto, California)

  • Barry Wolf

    (Xerox Corporation Research Center, North Tarrytown, New York)

Abstract

We consider an assembly line with m stations in series having finite capacity buffers. Blocking occurs when buffers are full. There are M different types of products to be assembled, each with its own processing requirements. There is a production target set for each type. The problem is to operate the line to maximize throughput. We propose heuristic approaches to this problem based on an equivalent maximum flow problem and on critical path techniques.

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  • S. Thomas McCormick & Michael L. Pinedo & Scott Shenker & Barry Wolf, 1989. "Sequencing in an Assembly Line with Blocking to Minimize Cycle Time," Operations Research, INFORMS, vol. 37(6), pages 925-935, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:oropre:v:37:y:1989:i:6:p:925-935
    DOI: 10.1287/opre.37.6.925
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