Effective Material Flow Management in the Small-Lot Assemblyof Electronic Products

这项研究将有助于科学基础， 整合生产和库存控制， 小批量装配中的材料流。 这项工作将侧重于 电子行业;然而，结果可能会发现， 广泛应用于各种装配系统。 这项研究还将增加对 盘点/累积组件的特定过程， 通过对五种备选模式的审查， 构建范例。 作为其中一部分开发的新模型 研究将基于相位型和Coxian型 更好地捕捉小批量生产的复杂性 装配系统。 其他需要研究的范畴包括： 有效的管理程序，有效的分配手段 满足客户需求的现有组件， 提高装配生产率，以及灵活的 用于协调操作的瞬时材料流。 的 研究计划包括与工业界的相关互动。

This research will contribute to the scientific basis for integrating production and inventory control as it relates to material flow in small-lot assembly. This work will focus on the electronics industry; however, the results could find general application in a broad range of assembly systems. The research will also add to the understanding of the particular process of inventorying/accumulating components for assembly through an examination of five alternative model building paradigms. The new models developed as part of this research will be based on Phase-type and Coxian-type distributions to better capture the complexities of small-lot assembly systems. Other areas to be studied include cost- effective management procedures, effective means of allocating on-hand components to satisfy customer requirements while promoting assembly productivity, and flexible models of transient material flow for coordinating operations. The research program includes relevant interaction with industry.