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Deterministic chaos in a model of discrete manufacturing

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  • John J. Bartholdi
  • Donald D. Eisenstein
  • Yun Fong Lim

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A natural extension of the bucket brigade model of manufacturing is capable of chaotic behavior in which the product intercompletion times are, in effect, random, even though the model is completely deterministic. This is, we believe, the first proven instance of chaos in discrete manufacturing. Chaotic behavior represents a new challenge to the traditional tools of engineering management to reduce variability in production lines. Fortunately, if configured correctly, a bucket brigade assembly line can avoid such pathologies. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics 2009

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  • John J. Bartholdi & Donald D. Eisenstein & Yun Fong Lim, 2009. "Deterministic chaos in a model of discrete manufacturing," Naval Research Logistics (NRL), John Wiley & Sons, vol. 56(4), pages 293-299, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:navres:v:56:y:2009:i:4:p:293-299
    DOI: 10.1002/nav.20337
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    1. Peng Wang & Kai Pan & Zhenzhen Yan & Yun Fong Lim, 2022. "Managing Stochastic Bucket Brigades on Discrete Work Stations," Production and Operations Management, Production and Operations Management Society, vol. 31(1), pages 358-373, January.
    2. Пигнастый, Олег & Koжевников, Георгий, 2019. "Дискретно-Событийная Модель Расчета Продолжительного Производственного Цикла Изготовления Партии Деталей [Discrete-Eventing Model Of Calculation Of The Duration Of The Production Cycle Of Manufactu," MPRA Paper 94898, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 02 Jul 2019.
    3. Yun Fong Lim, 2011. "TECHNICAL NOTE---Cellular Bucket Brigades," Operations Research, INFORMS, vol. 59(6), pages 1539-1545, December.
    4. Soondo Hong, 2018. "The effects of picker-oriented operational factors on hand-off delay in a bucket brigade order picking system," OR Spectrum: Quantitative Approaches in Management, Springer;Gesellschaft für Operations Research e.V., vol. 40(3), pages 781-808, July.
    5. Пигнастый, Олег, 2017. "Дискретно-Событийная Модель Производственной Линии [Discrete-event model of the production line]," MPRA Paper 113648, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 2017.

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