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Lot size versus flow time (multiple products)
The
relationship between lot size and flow time is described with the help of the
M/G/1 queueing model.
Symbols:
| Rho |
traffic intensity |
| E{T} |
mean processing time of a lot |
| Ws |
mean flow time |
| Wq |
mean waiting time |
Kendall/Lee/Taha
notation for queueing models: (a,b,c):(d,e,f)-System
Literature:
- Karmarkar, U.S., Lot Sizes, Lead Times and In-Process Inventories,
in: Management Science 33 (1987), S. 409-418
- Zimmermann, G., Quantifizierung der Bestimmungsfaktoren von Durchlaufzeiten
und Werkstattbeständen, in: Zeitschrift für Betriebswirtschaft 54(1984), S.
1016-1032 (in German)
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