Some observations on the bowl phenomenon
作者:
WILLIAMW. THOMPSON,
ROGERL. BURFORD,
期刊:
International Journal of Production Research
(Taylor Available online 1988)
卷期:
Volume 26,
issue 8
页码: 1367-1373
ISSN:0020-7543
年代: 1988
DOI:10.1080/00207548808947951
出版商: Taylor & Francis Group
数据来源: Taylor
摘要:
Previous studies suggest that performance of a series system may be enhanced if those station(s) having smallest mean operation time requirement(s) and/or smallest variability are placed in the middle of the line. There has been considerable confusion relative to whether this ‘bowl phenomenon’ has to do with the placement of means, variances, or some combination of the two. The results of the current study show that the phenomenon observed is not related to an imbalance in means. Rather, it is associated with an imbalance in absolute variability. Furthermore, it is suggested that the bowl effect vanishes altogether in cases where a minimal level of in-process buffer stock is provided.
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