Abstract
In this paper, we consider a manufacturing system with two machines in series. The manufactured product is assumed to have two attributes which are related to the processing of the product, by machine 1 and machine 2 respectively (a product attribute could be weight, diameter, width, length, thickness, tensile strength, electrical resistance, etc.). Each attribute has a lower specification limit (LSL) set for it, and if the measured attribute for a certain product is less than its LSL, the product is recycled at a certain cost. A mathematical model is developed for finding the optimum setting point for each machine. A numerical approach is suggested for solving the model, and a numerical example is provided.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 181-189 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | European Journal of Operational Research |
| Volume | 120 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Jan 2000 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The authors are thankful to two anonymous referees for their many comments which have improved the presentation of the paper. The authors would also like to acknowledge the support provided by the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.
Keywords
- Normal distribution
- Optimal target value
- Process optimization
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Computer Science
- Modeling and Simulation
- Management Science and Operations Research
- Information Systems and Management
