Simultane Planung von Puffern in Produktionssystemen und Ersatzteilbeständen

The design of a manufacturing system is essential for its performance. Even a few design improvements can increase production output or maintain throughput at a lower cost, consequently increasing the revenue of a company. In a discrete part production line throughput is influenced by variable processing times or unexpected machine failures, amongst other reasons. One possible way of mitigating the effects of these uncertainties is by installing buffers between the machines such that the machines are decoupled, meaning they are less affected by each other and can continue producing while another machine is under repair or when processing is slow. In this research project it is investigated how the throughput of a manufacturing system can be increased by smart spare parts planning.