Single simulation buffer optimization

Christoph Roser; Masaru Nakano; Minoru Tanaka

doi:10.1299/jsmec.48.763

Single simulation buffer optimization

Christoph Roser, Masaru Nakano, Minoru Tanaka

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Abstract

The performance of manufacturing systems can be adjusted by allocation buffer into the manufacturing system. Buffer will improve the performance of manufacturing systems by improving the utilization of the constraints; yet buffer will also increase the makespan and the work in progress. Due to the complex nature of the systems, buffer allocation is usually difficult to optimize. This paper presents a prediction model of the effect of buffer based on the shifting bottleneck detection and a blocking and starving analysis. The prediction model is used to optimize the buffer allocation using only a single simulation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	763-768
Number of pages	6
Journal	JSME International Journal, Series C: Mechanical Systems, Machine Elements and Manufacturing
Volume	48
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1299/jsmec.48.763
Publication status	Published - 2006 Jun 15
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Buffer allocation
Manufacturing systems
Optimization
Theory of constraints

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Mechanical Engineering
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

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