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Implementation of DBR System in a Serial Production Line with Three Stages

세 단계로 이루어진 직렬 생산라인에 대한 DBR(Drum-Buffer-Rope) 방식의 적용

  • Koh, Shie-Gheun (Department of Industrial Engineering, Pukyong National University)
  • Published : 2002.12.31
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Abstract

An alternative to traditional production planning and control systems such as MRP and JIT is the drum-buffer-rope(DBR). Using the DBR system, companies can achieve a large reduction of work-in-process (WIP) and finished-goods inventories (FGI), significant improvement in scheduling performance, and substantial earnings increase. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the effect of the DBR system in a serial production line. Using Markov process, we modeled a DBR system with three stages. For the model developed, we analyze the system characteristics and then present an optimization model for system design. The system performance is also analyzed through sensitivity analysis.

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