Gradient Estimation of Two-Stage Continuous Transfer Lines Subject to Operation-Dependent Failures

dc.contributor.authorFu, Michael C.en_US
dc.contributor.authorXie, Xiaolanen_US
dc.contributor.departmentISRen_US
dc.date.accessioned2007-05-23T10:06:05Z
dc.date.available2007-05-23T10:06:05Z
dc.date.issued1998en_US
dc.description.abstractThis paper addresses the gradient estimation of transfer linescomprising two machines separated by a buffer of finite capacity. A continuous flow model is considered, where machines are subject tooperation-dependent failures, i.e., a machine cannot fail when it is idle. Both repair times and failure times may be general, i.e., they need not be exponentially distributed.The system is hybrid in the sense that it hasboth continuous dynamics, as a result of continuous material flow, and discrete events: failures and repairs. The purpose of this paper is to estimate the gradient of the throughput rate with respect to the buffer capacity. Both IPA estimators and SPA estimators are derived. Simulation results show that IPA estimators do not work, contradicting the common belief that IPA always works for continuous flow models.en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/5967
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesISR; TR 1998-57en_US
dc.subjectalgorithmsen_US
dc.subjectdiscrete event dynamical systems DEDSen_US
dc.subjectTransfer linesen_US
dc.subjectContinuous flowen_US
dc.subjectPerturbation analysisen_US
dc.subjectGradient estimationen_US
dc.subjectSystems Integration Methodologyen_US
dc.titleGradient Estimation of Two-Stage Continuous Transfer Lines Subject to Operation-Dependent Failuresen_US
dc.typeTechnical Reporten_US

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