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The Design of Production Lines

In: Analysis and Design of Discrete Part Production Lines

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  • Chrissoleon T. Papadopoulos

    (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)

  • Michael J. Vidalis

    (University of the Aegean)

  • Michael E. J. O’Kelly

    (National University of Ireland University College Galway)

  • Diomidis Spinellis

    (University of Economics & Business)

Abstract

This chapter is essentially a prelude to the rest of the text and its objective is to assist the reader to understand the main initial design problems that arise with production lines. It is important for the reader to clarify the context of any design problem related to any production line, e.g., is it a green fields situation, a modification of an existing production line to enhance performance or the adaptation of an existing line to produce products not produced already? Once the strategic decision to use a production line to manufacture the products has been made, the design of the line must be undertaken. To remind the reader of the complexities involved, in Figure 3.1, an example of a relatively complex production line, adapted from Li (2003), is shown.

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  • Chrissoleon T. Papadopoulos & Michael J. Vidalis & Michael E. J. O’Kelly & Diomidis Spinellis, 2009. "The Design of Production Lines," Springer Optimization and Its Applications, in: Analysis and Design of Discrete Part Production Lines, chapter 3, pages 101-111, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:spochp:978-0-387-89494-2_3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-89494-2_3
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    1. Andrew B. Bernard & J. Bradford Jensen & Stephen J. Redding & Peter K. Schott, 2012. "The Empirics of Firm Heterogeneity and International Trade," Annual Review of Economics, Annual Reviews, vol. 4(1), pages 283-313, July.
    2. Rodríguez-Castelán, Carlos & López-Calva, Luis Felipe & Barriga-Cabanillas, Oscar, 2023. "Market concentration, trade exposure, and firm productivity in developing countries: Evidence from Mexico," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 165(C).
    3. Dang Trinh Nguyen & Quoc Bao Duong & Eric Zamai & Muhammad Kashif Shahzad, 2016. "Fault diagnosis for the complex manufacturing system," Journal of Risk and Reliability, , vol. 230(2), pages 178-194, April.
    4. Huynh, Linh & Hoang, Hien & Tran, Hung, 2020. "Does FDI enhance provincial productivity? A panel data analysis in Vietnam," MPRA Paper 117620, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised Aug 2021.
    5. Ziwei Lin & Nicla Frigerio & Andrea Matta & Shichang Du, 2021. "Multi-fidelity surrogate-based optimization for decomposed buffer allocation problems," OR Spectrum: Quantitative Approaches in Management, Springer;Gesellschaft für Operations Research e.V., vol. 43(1), pages 223-253, March.

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