SYNCHRONIZATION ANALYSIS OF A PRODUCTION PROCESS UTILIZING STOCHASTIC RESONANCE

We report a stochastic resonance phenomenon in production processes. Intervention by outside companies and workers (internal force) is treated as an input noise (stochastic element) to successive processes in the production system. We assume self-similarity in this system. By varying two of the system parameters (external and internal forces), we reveal an optimal combination of the throughput threshold for evaluating the working process and the magnitude of volatility (noise intensity) in a worker\u27s ability. Moreover, because of this optimal combination, a stochastic resonance occurs in this system. The existence of stochastic resonance is confirmed in the actual data of a production flow system. The results of this study can assist the development of market-driven, innovative production companies