Service level improvement due to worker cross training with stochastic worker absence
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DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2020.1764126
Abstract: To react on increasing customer demand uncertainty, production systems have to be flexible concerning the provided capacity. With respect to labour, one opportunity to gain such flexibility is to assign workers to different work stations… read more here.
Keywords: production; stochastic worker; worker absence; service level ... See more keywords
Bucket brigade with stochastic worker pace
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DOI: 10.1080/24725854.2018.1476790
Abstract: Abstract We study Bucket Brigade (BB) production systems under the assumption of stochastic worker speeds. Our analysis provides interesting and counter-intuitive insights into realistic production environments. We analyze the following three systems: the traditional BB… read more here.
Keywords: bucket brigade; parallel workers; stochastic worker; brigade stochastic ... See more keywords