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An algorithm for estimating the capacity of automated production lines with finite buffers
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An algorithm for estimating the capacity of automated production lines with finite buffers

M.A. Al-Fawzan
Proceedings of the 2000 IEEE International Conference on Management of Innovation and Technology. ICMIT 2000. 'Management in the 21st Century' (Cat. No.00EX457), Vol.2, pp.869-873 vol.2
2000
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/ICMIT.2000.916820

Abstract

Cities and towns Heuristic algorithms Iterative algorithms Iterative methods Linear programming Optimization methods Optimized production technology Production systems Throughput Workstations
In this paper, a new heuristic algorithm for estimating the capacity of automated production lines with finite buffers is presented. This method is based on Tabu search, a well-known iterative improvement approach to combinatorial optimization problems. Computational experience shows that the heuristic gives very good results in terms of highest possible production rate with minimum buffer size and less blocking/starvation.

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