Preface

Foreword

I. BACKGROUND MATERIAL AND MATHEMATICAL MODELING

   1. Introduction

   2. Mathematical Tools: Elements of Probability Theory

   3. Mathematical Modeling of Production Systems

II. SERIAL PRODUCTION LINES WITH BERNOULLI MODEL OF MACHINE RELIABILITY

   4. Analysis of Bernoulli Lines

   5. Continuous Improvement of Bernoulli Lines

   6. Design of Lean Bernoulli Lines

   7. Closed Bernoulli Lines

   8. Product Quality in Bernoulli Lines

   9. Customer Demand Satisfaction in Bernoulli Lines

   10. Transient Behavior of Bernoulli Lines

III. SERIAL PRODUCTION LINES WITH CONTINUOUS TIME MODELS OF MACHINE RELIABILITY

   11. Analysis of Exponential Lines

   12. Analysis of Non-Exponential Lines

   13. Improvement of Continuous Lines

   14. Design of Lean Continuous Lines

   15. Customer Demand Satisfaction in Continuous Lines

IV. ASSEMBLY SYSTEMS

   16. Assembly Systems with Bernoulli Model of Machine Reliability

   17. Assembly Systems with Continuous Time Models of Machine Reliability

V. SUMMARY, PSE TOOLBOX, AND PROOFS

   18. Summary of Main Facts of Production Systems Engineering

   19. PSE Toolbox

   20. Proofs

Epilogue