Analytical evaluation of the output variability in production systems with general Markovian structure

DOI10.1007/s00291-013-0343-6zbMath1305.90130OpenAlexW2059273573WikidataQ105792463 ScholiaQ105792463MaRDI QIDQ480766

Marcello Colledani, Andrea Matta, Ramiz Assaf

Publication date: 11 December 2014

Published in: OR Spectrum (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00291-013-0343-6

zbMATH Keywords

Markov chainsperformance evaluationproduction systemsoutput variabilityproduction variance

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Reliability, availability, maintenance, inspection in operations research (90B25) Production models (90B30) Applications of Markov chains and discrete-time Markov processes on general state spaces (social mobility, learning theory, industrial processes, etc.) (60J20)

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