Comparative Study of Methods for the Real-Time Detection of Dynamic Bottlenecks in Serial Production Lines

Publisher:
SPRINGER INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHING AG
Publication Type:
Conference Proceeding
Citation:
Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), 2022, 13343 LNAI, pp. 3-14
Issue Date:
2022-01-01
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Capacity-limiting bottlenecks in manufacturing systems form the ideal starting point for measures of improvement. However, the inherent variability of modern systems leads to dynamic bottleneck behavior, causing them to shift between stations. Numerous methods for the detection of shifting bottlenecks exist in literature. In this paper, we present and compare three methods: Bottleneck Walk (BNW), Active Period Method (APM), and an adaptation of Interdeparture Time Variances (ITV). The comparative study deploys the methods in a serial production line with seven stations and eight buffers. We vary the individual locations of the bottlenecks by adding more process time. To compare the methods, we determine the overall average ratio of agreement between the three detection methods. APM and ITV have the highest agreement at an average of 80.10%. Pairings with BNW achieve significantly lower rates of agreement, with 56.33% for ITV, and 62.03%% when compared to the APM.
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