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Branch and Bound Algorithm for Ordering of Tandem Constant-Service Stations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 July 2009

Janice Kim Winch
Janice Kim Winch
Affiliation:
Pace University, Lubin School of Business, One Pace Plaza, New York, New York 10038
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Abstract

We study tandem ordering of constant-service stations with unlimited buffers and arbitrary arrival process where service at each station adds a certain value to the job. The goal is to order the stations such that the total expected value of the jobs in the system or, equivalently, the work-in-process inventory cost is minimized. Assuming that the added value–service length ratio increases with the service length, we provide a branch and bound method that finds an optimal order.

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Research Article
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Probability in the Engineering and Informational Sciences , Volume 11 , Issue 4 , October 1997 , pp. 413 - 439
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1997

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