Queuing network modelling techniques for response time enhancement in electronics assembly Online publication date: Tue, 30-Sep-2014
by Doriana D'Addona, Roberto Teti
International Journal of Computer Aided Engineering and Technology (IJCAET), Vol. 3, No. 3/4, 2011
Abstract: The concept of quick response manufacturing points up that industrial manufacturing companies pressed to compete on speed by emerging competitor must change the management mind-set and reduce lead times throughout the organisation. As a factory's work-in-process, lead times and capacity are the result of complex dynamics in the production system, to predict whether a decision will improve lead times, it is necessary to be able to forecast both process and queue times. In this paper, a novel approach based on analytical techniques for queuing network modelling, called rapid modelling technology (RMT), is implemented via the MPX© software package for complex shop floor operations modelling. The main scopes of the MPX© utilisation are to evaluate the human and economic resources of a printed circuit board (PCB) producer company and to find solutions for the optimisation of the PCB manufacturing system performances.
Existing subscribers:
Go to Inderscience Online Journals to access the Full Text of this article.
If you are not a subscriber and you just want to read the full contents of this article, buy online access here.Complimentary Subscribers, Editors or Members of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Computer Aided Engineering and Technology (IJCAET):
Login with your Inderscience username and password:
Want to subscribe?
A subscription gives you complete access to all articles in the current issue, as well as to all articles in the previous three years (where applicable). See our Orders page to subscribe.
If you still need assistance, please email subs@inderscience.com
Our Blog 
Follow us on Twitter 
Visit us on Facebook