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- Title
LABOR AND MACHINE LIMITED PRODUCTION SYSTEMS.
- Authors
Nelson, Rosser T.
- Abstract
A number of investigations have been performed with models of machine limited production systems. In the main, the work has centered upon evaluation of alternative queue disciplines. In this paper, a model is proposed for studying systems in which both machines and labor are limiting resources. The proposed model includes several design and control factors which offer promising subjects for research. These factors relate to labor and job assignment procedures and control, labor force training, and system flexibility as determined by equipment purchasing and employment policies. Results are reported for an initial set of experiments in which the labor assignment procedure and the size of the labor force are variables, and for two subsequent sets of experiments in which the labor assignment procedure, the degree of centralized control of labor assignment, the job routing characteristics of the network, and the labor efficiency matrix are variables. Suggestions are given for further research.
- Subjects
LABOR supply; EMPLOYEE training; MANUFACTURING processes; QUEUING theory; RESOURCE allocation; BUSINESS models; INDUSTRIAL procurement; UTILIZATION of industrial equipment; EMPLOYMENT forecasting; INDUSTRIAL efficiency; INDUSTRIAL management; PRODUCTION management (Manufacturing)
- Publication
Management Science, 1967, Vol 13, Issue 9, p648
- ISSN
0025-1909
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1287/mnsc.13.9.648