TY - JOUR
T1 - Reliability assessment for a stochastic manufacturing system with reworking actions
AU - Lin, Yi-Kuei
AU - Chang, Ping Chen
PY - 2013/5/30
Y1 - 2013/5/30
N2 - This article evaluates the system reliability of a manufacturing system with reworking actions, where the system reliability is an essential indicator to determine whether the manufacturing system is capable or not. Based on the path concept, we transformed the manufacturing system into a stochastic-flow network in which the capacity of each machine is stochastic (i.e., multistate) due to failure, partial failure, and maintenance. In such a manufacturing network, the input flow (raw materials/WIP; work-in-process) processed by each machine might be defective and thus the output flow (WIP/products) would be less than the input amount. To analyze the different sources processed by the manufacturing network, we decomposed the network into one general processing path and several reworking paths by a graphical technique. Subsequently, an algorithm for the manufacturing network was proposed to generate the lower boundary vector which allows sufficient products to satisfy the demand. In terms of such a vector, the system reliability can be derived easily.
AB - This article evaluates the system reliability of a manufacturing system with reworking actions, where the system reliability is an essential indicator to determine whether the manufacturing system is capable or not. Based on the path concept, we transformed the manufacturing system into a stochastic-flow network in which the capacity of each machine is stochastic (i.e., multistate) due to failure, partial failure, and maintenance. In such a manufacturing network, the input flow (raw materials/WIP; work-in-process) processed by each machine might be defective and thus the output flow (WIP/products) would be less than the input amount. To analyze the different sources processed by the manufacturing network, we decomposed the network into one general processing path and several reworking paths by a graphical technique. Subsequently, an algorithm for the manufacturing network was proposed to generate the lower boundary vector which allows sufficient products to satisfy the demand. In terms of such a vector, the system reliability can be derived easily.
KW - Decomposition
KW - Manufacturing network
KW - Reliability assessment
KW - Rework
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84878213826&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/02533839.2012.731870
DO - 10.1080/02533839.2012.731870
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84878213826
VL - 36
SP - 382
EP - 390
JO - Chung-kuo Kung Ch'eng Hsueh K'an/Journal of the Chinese Institute of Engineers
JF - Chung-kuo Kung Ch'eng Hsueh K'an/Journal of the Chinese Institute of Engineers
SN - 0253-3839
IS - 3
ER -