Bucket Brigades on In-Tree Assembly Networks

Author

John J. Bartholdi, III, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus
Donald D. Eisenstein, University of Chicago
Yun Fong Lim, Singapore Management UniversityFollow

Publication Type

Journal Article

Version

acceptedVersion

Publication Date

9-2006

Abstract

In a of subassembly lines, balance becomes more difficult to achieve as it requires that all subassembly lines be synchronized to produce at the same rate. We show how to adapt the ‘‘bucket brigade’’ protocol of work-sharing so that balance emerges spontaneously.

Keywords

bucket brigade, assembly line, assembly network, work sharing, dynamical systems, self-organizing systems

Discipline

Business Administration, Management, and Operations

Research Areas

Operations Management

Publication

European Journal of Operational Research

Volume

168

Issue

3

First Page

870

Last Page

879

ISSN

0377-2217

Identifier

10.1016/j.ejor.2004.07.034

Publisher

Elsevier

Citation

Bartholdi, III, John J.; Eisenstein, Donald D.; and Lim, Yun Fong. Bucket Brigades on In-Tree Assembly Networks. (2006). European Journal of Operational Research. 168, (3), 870-879.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/2419

Creative Commons License

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Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2004.07.034