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74- https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2010.528058
Batch sizing with controllable production rates in a multi-stage production system
- Oct 15, 2011
- International Journal of Production Research
- Christoph H Glock
Abstract
In a recent paper, Glock (2010a, Batch sizing with controllable production rates. International Journal of Production Research, 48 (20), 5925–5942) studied the impact of a variable production rate on the inventory build-up and the total costs in a two-stage production system. In this paper, we extend Glock's (2010a) model to a multi-stage production system where the production rate at each producing stage may be varied within given limits. We compare our model to the classical case with a fixed production rate and show that treating the production rate as a variable is an appropriate measure to reduce excessive inventory in a production system.
- # Controllable Production Rates
- # Fixed Production Rate
- # Production Rate
- # Two-stage Production System
- # Batch Sizing
- # Multi-stage Production System
- # Inventory Build-up
- # Controllable Rates
- # Production System
- # Multi-stage System
