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

由于生产与库存控制关系到小批量装配中的物流，因此本文的研究将有助于为生产与库存控制的集成提供科学依据。这项工作将集中在电子行业；然而，结果可能会在广泛的组装系统中得到普遍应用。这项研究还将通过审查五种可供选择的模型建立范例，加深对编目/积累用于组装的部件的具体过程的了解。作为这项研究的一部分，开发的新模型将基于相型和柯克斯型分布，以更好地捕捉小批量装配系统的复杂性。其他要研究的领域包括具有成本效益的管理程序、在提高装配生产率的同时分配现有部件以满足客户需求的有效方法，以及用于协调运营的灵活的瞬变物流模型。研究计划包括与行业的相关互动。

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.