Analysis of Automated Flow Line Systems with Repair Crew Interference

Kurzfassung/Abstract

The interrelations between production and maintenance are mostly neglected during the design phase of automated production systems. Thus, the relevant performance measures of a planned production system like production rate, throughput time, work in process etc. are often estimated inaccurately. The paper presents an analytical approach for performance evaluation of an automated flow line system (AFLS) which takes into account the dependency between the production and the repair system. The suggested model and solution approach are particularly helpful in the initial design phase as well as during a redesign process in order to evaluate alternative configurations of the planned production and repair system.