Stochastic Modeling of Manufacturing Systems Advances in Design, Performance Evaluation, and Control Issues /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Liberopoulos, George (Editor), Papadopoulos, Chrissoleon T. (Editor), Tan, Barış (Editor), Smith, J. M. (Editor), Gershwin, Stanley B. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006.
• Subjects: Business.; Production management.; Operations research.; Decision making.; Engineering economics.; Engineering economy.; Business and Management.; Operations Management.; Operation Research/Decision Theory.; Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing.

Manufacturing systems rarely perform exactly as expected and predicted. Unexpected events, such as order changes, equipment failures and product defects, affect the performance of the system and complicate decision-making. This volume is devoted to the development of analytical methods aiming at res...