Effect of routing and machine flexibility on performance of manufacturing systems

Saifallah Benjaafar; Rajesh Ramakrishnan

Effect of routing and machine flexibility on performance of manufacturing systems

Saifallah Benjaafar
, Rajesh Ramakrishnan

Industrial and Systems Engineering

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This paper investigates the effect of routing and machine flexibility on the performance of manufacturing systems. The results obtained here indicate that in a variable environment there is a positive correlation between flexibility and several measures of performance. These measures include part mean flow time and waiting time, flow time and waiting time variance, and mean and variance of work-in-process inventory. The significance of the effect of routing and machine flexibility is shown to increase with increases in either the degree of variability in the system or in the level of system loading. In addition, the relationship between flexibility and performance is found to be of the diminishing return type. That is, most of the performance improvements are achieved at relatively low levels of flexibility. It is also shown that the effect of part flow control policies (e.g., dispatching rules) diminishes with increase in routing and machine flexibility.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the Industrial Engineering Research Conference
Editors	Deborah A. Mitta, Laura I. Burke, John R. English, Jennie Gallimore, Georgia-Ann Klutke, Gregory L. Tonkay
Publisher	Publ by IIE
Pages	445-450
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Print)	0898061326
State	Published - Dec 1 1993
Event	Proceedings of the 2nd Industrial Engineering Research Conference - Los Angeles, CA, USA Duration: May 26 1993 → May 28 1993

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Other	Proceedings of the 2nd Industrial Engineering Research Conference
City	Los Angeles, CA, USA
Period	5/26/93 → 5/28/93

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Benjaafar, S., & Ramakrishnan, R. (1993). Effect of routing and machine flexibility on performance of manufacturing systems. In D. A. Mitta, L. I. Burke, J. R. English, J. Gallimore, G.-A. Klutke, & G. L. Tonkay (Eds.), Proceedings of the Industrial Engineering Research Conference (pp. 445-450). (Proceedings of the Industrial Engineering Research Conference). Publ by IIE.

Effect of routing and machine flexibility on performance of manufacturing systems. / Benjaafar, Saifallah; Ramakrishnan, Rajesh.
Proceedings of the Industrial Engineering Research Conference. ed. / Deborah A. Mitta; Laura I. Burke; John R. English; Jennie Gallimore; Georgia-Ann Klutke; Gregory L. Tonkay. Publ by IIE, 1993. p. 445-450 (Proceedings of the Industrial Engineering Research Conference).

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Benjaafar, S & Ramakrishnan, R 1993, Effect of routing and machine flexibility on performance of manufacturing systems. in DA Mitta, LI Burke, JR English, J Gallimore, G-A Klutke & GL Tonkay (eds), Proceedings of the Industrial Engineering Research Conference. Proceedings of the Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Publ by IIE, pp. 445-450, Proceedings of the 2nd Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 5/26/93.

Benjaafar, Saifallah ; Ramakrishnan, Rajesh. / Effect of routing and machine flexibility on performance of manufacturing systems. Proceedings of the Industrial Engineering Research Conference. editor / Deborah A. Mitta ; Laura I. Burke ; John R. English ; Jennie Gallimore ; Georgia-Ann Klutke ; Gregory L. Tonkay. Publ by IIE, 1993. pp. 445-450 (Proceedings of the Industrial Engineering Research Conference).

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