%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. %P 2245 - 2251