A Comment on “Buffer Space Allocation in Automated Assembly Lines”
John O. McClain, Douglas R. Moodie
Operations Research · 1991 · Volume 39 · Issue 5
Abstract
Counterintuitive optimal buffer capacity allocation patterns appeared in a 1988 paper by J. M. Smith and S. Daskalaki. This comment explains those patterns with examples and a simple diagram. Intuition gained from this explanation should be of use for researchers and practitioners alike.
Keywords
manufacturing, automatic: buffer storage capacity allocation, queues, simulation: finite storage capacity in tandem queues, queues, tandem: finite storage capacity allocation
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