Bucket brigades on in-tree assembly networks

被引:29
作者
Bartholdi, JJ [1 ]
Eisenstein, DD
Lim, YF
机构
[1] Georgia Inst Technol, Sch Ind & Syst Engn, Atlanta, GA 30332 USA
[2] Univ Chicago, Grad Sch Business, Chicago, IL 60637 USA
关键词
bucket brigade; assembly line; assembly network; work-sharing; dynamical systems; self-organizing systems;
D O I
10.1016/j.ejor.2004.07.034
中图分类号
C93 [管理学];
学科分类号
12 ; 1201 ; 1202 ; 120202 ;
摘要
In a network of subassembly lines, balance becomes more difficult to achieve as it requires that all subassembly lines be synchronized to produce at the same rate. We show how to adapt the "bucket brigade" protocol of work-sharing so that balance emerges spontaneously. (c) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:870 / 879
页数:10
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