A cost minimization procedure for mixed model production lines with normally distributed task times

Abstract This paper presents design procedures for mixed model production lines. The design objective is to minimize the total operating cost, composed of labor cost, in-process inventory cost, and set-up cost. This paper is an extension of our previous work in which we recognize the variability associated with task times and propose a procedure that can handle either deterministic or stochastic task times.

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