Asymptotic behavior of the expansion method for open finite queueing networks
Computers and Operations Research
The role of work-in-process inventory in serial production lines
Operations Research
Buffer space allocation in automated assembly lines
Operations Research
Open finite queueing networks with M/M/C/K parallel servers
Computers and Operations Research
CIE '96 Proceedings of the 19th international conference on Computers and industrial engineering
Buffer allocation for an integer nonlinear network design problem
Computers and Operations Research
Disassembly of multiple product structures
Computers and Industrial Engineering - Special issue: new advances in analysis of manufacturing systems
Buffer allocation in unreliable production lines using a knowledge based system
Computers and Operations Research
Issues in environmentally conscious manufacturing and product recovery: a survey
Computers and Industrial Engineering - Special issue on o/perational issues in environmentally conscious manufacturing
Quality Engineering Using Robust Design
Quality Engineering Using Robust Design
Isolation Method in a Network of Queues
IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering
Near optimal buffer allocation in remanufacturing systems with N-policy
Computers and Industrial Engineering
Computers and Industrial Engineering
Recovery of sensor embedded washing machines using a multi-kanban controlled disassembly line
Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing
Use of sensor embedded products for end of life processing
Proceedings of the Winter Simulation Conference
On the quality variation impact of returns in remanufacturing
Computers and Industrial Engineering
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We present a near optimal buffer allocation plan (NOBAP) specifically developed for a remanufacturing cell with finite buffers and unreliable servers. A remanufacturing cell is a self-reliant entity within which a variety of activities such as disassembly, inspection, material processing, remanufacturing, assembly and transportation are performed. The remanufacturing cell considered in this paper consists of three modules, viz. the disassembly and testing module for returned products, the disposition module for non-reusable returns and the remanufacturing module. We propose an algorithm that uses an open queueing network, decomposition principle and expansion methodology to analyze the remanufacturing cell. The buffer allocation algorithm distributes a given number of available buffer slots among the various stations (across the various modules) to optimize the cell's performance. The algorithm has been rigorously tested for both balanced and unbalanced cells. The results show that the performance of the algorithm is consistent, robust and produces excellent results in a variety of experimental conditions.