Capacity optimization and expansion in a multiple-product manufacturing system with complex flow

• Main Author: Meng, Kai
• Other Authors: Qi Chao
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Manufacturing
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/60526
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Production capacity optimization and expansion are of vital importance in many applications within businesses and other organizations. In this thesis, a production line that faces increasing demand, long makespan and product cycle times, high WIP and a lack of production capacity is examined. These...