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IISE Transactions Volume 50, 2018 - Issue 3: Contributions to Stochastic Models of Manufacturing and Service Operations
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Simultaneous buffer and service rate allocation in open finite queueing networks

James MacGregor SmithDepartment of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 203-216 | Received 01 Sep 2016, Accepted 22 Feb 2017, Published online: 06 Jun 2017

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Khelil Kassoul, Naoufel Cheikhrouhou & Nicolas Zufferey. (2024) Simultaneous allocation of buffer capacities and service times in unreliable production lines. International Journal of Production Research 62:3, pages 644-664.
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Ai-Lin Yu, Hui-Yu Zhang, Qing-Xin Chen, Ning Mao & Shao-Hui Xi. (2022) Buffer allocation in a flow shop with capacitated batch transports. Journal of the Operational Research Society 73:4, pages 888-904.
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Shaohui Xi, James MacGregor Smith, Qingxin Chen, Ning Mao, Huiyu Zhang & Ailin Yu. (2022) Simultaneous machine selection and buffer allocation in large unbalanced series-parallel production lines. International Journal of Production Research 60:7, pages 2103-2125.
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Girish Jampani Hanumantha & Ronald G. Askin. (2021) Approximations for dynamic multi-class manufacturing systems with priorities and finite buffers. IISE Transactions 53:9, pages 974-989.
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Shaohui Xi, Qingxin Chen, James MacGregor Smith, Ning Mao, Ailin Yu & Huiyu Zhang. (2020) A new method for solving buffer allocation problem in large unbalanced production lines. International Journal of Production Research 58:22, pages 6846-6867.
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Si-Xiao Gao, Hui Liu & Jun Ota. (2023) Energy-efficient buffer and service rate allocation in manufacturing systems using hybrid machine learning and evolutionary algorithms. Advances in Manufacturing.
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Mohamed Amjath, Laoucine Kerbache, James MacGregor Smith & Adel Elomri. (2023) Optimisation of Buffer Allocations in Manufacturing Systems: A Study on Intra and Outbound Logistics Systems Using Finite Queueing Networks. Applied Sciences 13:17, pages 9525.
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Weihao Li, Boxian Lin, Tong Li, Jiangfeng Yue, Mengji Shi & Kaiyu Qin. (2023) Neural Network-based Adaptive Scaled Consensus Control of Uncertain Fractional-order Multi-agent Systems. Neural Network-based Adaptive Scaled Consensus Control of Uncertain Fractional-order Multi-agent Systems.
Shaohui Xi, Huiyu Zhang, Qingxin Chen, Ning Mao & Chengfeng Peng. (2023) Joint Machine Selection and Buffer Allocation in Large Split and Merge Manufacturing Systems. IEEE Access 11, pages 101320-101338.
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Yuchen Hao, Jun Liu & Jianhua Ren. (2022) The hierarchical decomposition parallel optimizing technique for large-scale production lines. The hierarchical decomposition parallel optimizing technique for large-scale production lines.
Sixiao Gao. (2022) A Bottleneck Detection-Based Tabu Search Algorithm for the Buffer Allocation Problem in Manufacturing Systems. IEEE Access 10, pages 60507-60520.
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Mehmet Ulaş Koyuncuoğlu & Leyla Demir. (2020) A comparison of combat genetic and big bang–big crunch algorithms for solving the buffer allocation problem. Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing 32:6, pages 1529-1546.
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