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Title: Cost minimization for unstable concurrent products in multi-stage production line using queueing analysis
Authors: Jittawiriyanukoon, Chanintorn
Srisarkun, Vilasinee
Keywords: Queuing theory
Microeconomics
Combinatorial optimization
Production management -- Data processing
Radio frequency identification systems
Issue Date: 2020
Publisher: Eleftherios Thalassinos
Citation: Jittawiriyanukoon, C., & Srisarkun, V. (2020). Cost minimization for unstable concurrent products in multi-stage production line using queueing analysis. International Journal of Economics and Business Administration, 8(1), 230-238.
Abstract: Purpose: The paper copes with the queueing theory for evaluating a muti-stage production line process with concurrent goods. The intention of this article is to evaluate the efficiency of products assembly in the production line. Design/Methodology/Approach: To elevate the efficiency of the assembly line it is required to control the performance of individual stations. The arrival process of concurrent products is piled up before flowing to each station. All experiments are based on queueing network analysis. Findings: The performance analysis for unstable concurrent sub-items in the production line is discussed. The proposed analysis is based on the improvement of the total sub-production time by lessening the queue time in each station. Practical implications: The collected data are number of workers, incoming and outgoing sub-products, throughput rate, and individual station processing time. The front loading place unpacks product items into concurrent sub-items by an operator and automatically sorts them by RFID tag or bar code identifiers. Experiments of the work based on simulation are compared and validated with results from real approximation. Originality/Value: It is an alternative improvement to increase the efficiency of the operation in each station with minimum costs.
Description: This research and resulting contribution are results of Assumption University of Thailand. The university partially supports financially the publication.
URI: https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/54182
ISSN: 22414754
Appears in Collections:IJEBA, Volume 8, Issue 1



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