Exact analysis of the joint production quantity-quality of a two-station stable tandem manufacturing system with restricted capacity

AbstractPotential unreliabilities in the manufacturing processes have made the use of quality control procedures an important tool available to control the system's manufacturing quality. In this paper we perform exact analysis of the joint production quantity-quality of a queue-like manufacturing system consisting of two stations in tandem with the second station having restricted capacity. Relationships between the operating and quality characteristics of the system are found. These results are then used to calculate the design cost that minimizes quality control procedures for a given time unit