Performance Evaluation of Flexible Manufacturing Systems "with Sta'hon Breakdowns, Material Handling System Delay, and General Processing Times

This study is concerned with the modeling and performance evaluation of Flexible Manufacturing Systems (FMS's) with station breakdowns, Material Handling System (MHS) delay, and general repair and processing times. The primary objective is to determine the system's steady state output rate, sojourn time, and station utilizations. The open queueing network model is used to analyze the FMS. A tranformation algorithm is developed to deal with station breakdowns and MHS delay, and then an iterative procedure is devised to derive the system's performance measures.Business Administratio