Discrete Event Formalism for Throughput Estimation of Production Lines

Ciufudean C., Filote C.

9th WSEAS International Conference on Simulation, Modelling and Optimization, Budapest, Hungary, 3 - 05 September 2009, pp.152-153 identifier

  • Publication Type: Conference Paper / Full Text
  • City: Budapest
  • Country: Hungary
  • Page Numbers: pp.152-153
  • Istanbul Technical University Affiliated: No

Abstract

This paper presents a theoretic approach to measurement of the throughput, respectively the bottleneck times of the production lines. The mathematical formalism utilized is characteristic for Discrete Event Systems approaches, and is about the Markov chains. Using this approach, we introduce definitions of bottlenecks, and we discuss their implications for production automation and preventative maintenance. The bottleneck of a production line is a machine that impedes the system performance in the strongest manner. The size of the buffer between the two machines is assumed to be finite. The approach is based on the sensitivity of the system production rate to machine reliability parameters.