The allocation of buffer capacities in unreliable unpaced production lines using simulation
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description: The performance of unpaced unreliable production lines that are unbalanced in terms of their buffer storage sizes is investigated in this article. Lines are simulated at different levels of line length, total buffer capacity and mean buffer capacity, and for each of these the configuration of buffer allocation is varied. Output data on throughput, idle time and average buffer level are analysed using a range of statistical tools, and relationships between the independent and dependent variables were determined. The best patterns in terms of generating higher throughput rates (or lower idle times) and lower average buffer levels as compared to a balanced line are those where total available buffer capacity is allocated as evenly as possible between workstations and to concentrate more buffer capacity towards the end of the line, respectively.
issued: 2026-05-10T19:16:07.976155
language: en
modified: 2026-05-10T19:16:07.976160
contact point: Organization
  fn: CCSD
keyword: average-buffer-level
keyword: conference-papers
keyword: idle-time
keyword: imbalance-patterns
keyword: infoeu-reposemanticsconferenceobject
keyword: shsgestionhumanities-and-social-sciencesbusiness-administration
keyword: simulation
keyword: uneven-buffer-sizes
keyword: unpaced-unreliable-production-lines
landing page: Annual meeting of the Northeast business & economics association

The allocation of buffer capacities in unreliable unpaced production lines using simulation
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issued: 2026-05-10T19:16:07.977860
modified: 2026-05-10T19:16:07.963346
access URL: https://hal.science/hal-00832179

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