%0 Journal Article
	%A K. K. Starkov and  A. Y. Pogromsky and  I. J. B. F. Adan and  J. E. Rooda
	%D 2011
	%J International Journal of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
	%B World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
	%I Open Science Index 59, 2011
	%T Performance Analysis of a Flexible Manufacturing Line Operated Under Surplus-based Production Control
	%U https://publications.waset.org/pdf/13073
	%V 59
	%X In this paper we present our results on the performance analysis of a multi-product manufacturing line. We study the influence of external perturbations, intermediate buffer content and the number of manufacturing stages on the production tracking error of each machine in the multi-product line operated under a surplusbased production control policy. Starting by the analysis of a single machine with multiple production stages (one for each product type), we provide bounds on the production error of each stage. Then, we extend our analysis to a line of multi-stage machines, where similarly, bounds on each production tracking error for each product type, as well as buffer content are obtained. Details on performance of the closed-loop flow line model are illustrated in numerical simulations.

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