TY - JOUR
T1 - Determination of optimal buffer storage capacities and optimal allocation in multistage automatic transfer lines
AU - Jafari, Mohsen A.
AU - Shanthikumar, J. George
PY - 1989/6
Y1 - 1989/6
N2 - One way to improve the efficiency of automatic transfer lines is to provide intermediate storage buffers. These buffers divide the transfer line into stages, each with one or more machines. The machines in a stage are completely integrated, whereas, the stages are partially decoupled. Here, we study a problem related to buffer storage allocation. The objective is to find optimal distribution of a total storage space among the intermediate buffers. This is formulated as a dynamic programming problem and a heuristic solution is presented.
AB - One way to improve the efficiency of automatic transfer lines is to provide intermediate storage buffers. These buffers divide the transfer line into stages, each with one or more machines. The machines in a stage are completely integrated, whereas, the stages are partially decoupled. Here, we study a problem related to buffer storage allocation. The objective is to find optimal distribution of a total storage space among the intermediate buffers. This is formulated as a dynamic programming problem and a heuristic solution is presented.
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U2 - 10.1080/07408178908966216
DO - 10.1080/07408178908966216
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0024683335
SN - 2472-5854
VL - 21
SP - 130
EP - 135
JO - AIIE Transactions (American Institute of Industrial Engineers)
JF - AIIE Transactions (American Institute of Industrial Engineers)
IS - 2
ER -