Worker Assignment in Dual Resource Constrained Systems Subject to Machine Failures: A Simulation Study

• Published in: IJIEM. International Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management (Online) Vol. 13; no. 2; pp. 110 - 118
• Main Authors: O. Fernandes, Nuno, Thürer, Matthias, Rodrigues, Filipe, P. Ferreira, Luis, J. G. Silva, Francisco, Ávila, Paulo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Novi Sad University of Novi Sad 01.06.2022; University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technical Sciences
• Subjects: Availability; Deterioration; Discrete event systems; dual resource constrained; Experimentation; Failure analysis; machine failures; Performance degradation; Simulation; Workers

A production system constrained by workers and machines, where machines are not fully staffed and workers can be transferred between machines, is here considered. Previous simulation research on this type of dual resource constrained production systems assumes that machines are fully reliable. Howev...