Quality Analysis in Flexible Manufacturing Systems With Batch Productions: Performance Evaluation and Nonmonotonic Properties

In this paper, we present an analytical method to evaluate the quality performance of flexible manufacturing systems with batch operations. By using a Markov chain model, a closed formula to quantify the probability of producing a good part is derived and nonmonotonic properties in quality are investigated.

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