Some problems with transient phenomena when simulating unpaced lines
研究了无节拍生产线的瞬态特性，发现以往仿真研究忽视的重要瞬态行为，并指出早期研究结果矛盾源于对瞬态现象考虑不足。
Abstract Unlike earlier simulation studies of unpaced production lines which generally concentrated on steady‐state behavior, we are concerned with their transient characteristics. This paper (1) presents an approach for studying and monitoring transient behavior, (2) reports some important transient operating characteristics previously overlooked, and (3) demonstrates that the conflicting results reported in some of the earlier simulation studies are due to an inadequate accounting for transient behavior. Thus, this paper illustrates the importance of having a better understanding of transient behavior in unpaced lines, and presents our initial steps towards dealing with it.