A. Kavusturucu et Sm. Gupta, A methodology for analyzing finite buffer tandem manufacturing systems with N-policy, COM IND ENG, 34(4), 1998, pp. 837-848
We develop a methodology for the analysis of a finite buffer tandem manufac
turing system where the machines follow N-policy. We model the system using
open queuing networks. The throughput of the system is calculated using de
composition, isolation and expansion methodologies. The methodology is test
ed rigorously by using orthogonal arrays to design the experiments. A t-tes
t is used to investigate the differences between the results of the methodo
logy and their corresponding simulation results. The comparison shows that
the methodology is robust and remarkably accurate over a wide range of para
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