Abstract
In an assembly system with sublines, the production efficiency is affected by interferences between stations and between lines. These interferences, which are mainly caused by processing time fluctuation or station breakdown, can be reduced by providing in-process buffers. In this work, Markovian process models of three assembly systems are built and analyzed. Results of numerical analysis shows how the production efficiency of the system depends on processing times, failure rates, repair times and the capacity of in-process buffers.
