Development of an Efficient Prediction Model for Optimal Design of Serial Production Lines

One of the problems encountered in the design and implementation of a serial production line (SPL) is the buffer size between the machine tools. The buffer size of the SPL has an important impact on the productivity of the whole production system. The machine tools’ characteristics including their uptimes and downtimes and the process parameters are the main factors that affect the decision regarding the buffer size, and thus the productivity of...