On the Introduction of an Agile, Temporary Workforce into a Tandem Queueing System
Queueing Systems: Theory and Applications
Partial Pooling in Tandem Lines with Cooperation and Blocking
Queueing Systems: Theory and Applications
Determining numbers of workstations and operators for a linear walking-worker assembly line
International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing
TECHNICAL NOTE---Cellular Bucket Brigades
Operations Research
Flexible servers in tandem lines with setup costs
Queueing Systems: Theory and Applications
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"Bucket brigades" are a way of sharing work on a flow line that results in the spontaneous emergence of balance and consequent high throughput. All this happens without a work-content model or traditional assembly line balancing technology. Here we show that bucket brigades can be effective even in the presence of variability in the work content. In addition, we report confirmation at the national distribution center of a major chain retailer, which experienced a 34% increase in productivity after the workers began picking orders by bucket brigade.