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Analysis of a new signal for bottleneck identification and loss allocation to individual machines

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  • Sankar Sengupta
  • Tommy White
  • Kanchan Das
  • Robert P. Van Til

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This paper presents a new signal for analysis to identify and rank the bottlenecks in a manufacturing system. The proposed method analyses interdeparture time from different machines to identify and rank the bottlenecks. A simple descriptive measure with good correlation to bottleneck is presented. This research also presents a new method to allocate loss of production to different machines based on the analysis of inter-departure time. In addition, a set of rules that may be used to improve data integrity is presented. The proposed method may be used to analyse both steady-state as well as nonsteady-state system behaviour. The proposed method is applicable to high-volume and low-variety manufacturing systems. Future research issues are discussed.

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  • Sankar Sengupta & Tommy White & Kanchan Das & Robert P. Van Til, 2013. "Analysis of a new signal for bottleneck identification and loss allocation to individual machines," International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 13(2), pages 175-196.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijisen:v:13:y:2013:i:2:p:175-196
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