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We consider an assembly line with m stations in series having finite-capacity buffers. Blocking occurs when buffers are full. There are M different types of products to be assembled, each with its own processing requirements. There is a production target set for each type. We give tight bounds on how long it takes such a system to reach steady state for a given cyclic schedule.
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McCormick, S.T., Pinedo, M.L., Shenker, S. et al. Transient behavior in a flexible assembly system. Int J Flex Manuf Syst 3, 27–44 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00167524
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