A factorial analysis of automatic transfer line systems
通过离散时间计算机模型进行2^3析因实验，分析了系统配置、工位相对位置和缓冲区容量分配对自动传输线稳态性能的影响，发现高阶交互效应显著，可同时提高生产率并降低在制品库存。
Abstract A 23 factorial experiment was conducted based on a discrete-time computer model to elucidate the effects of system configuration, relative stage position and buffer capacity allocation in automatic transfer line systems under steady-state conditions. A total of 96 simulated experiments were conducted. It was found that second and third-order interaction effects could be statistically significant, a potentially useful result being the possibility of increasing production rate and decreasing average in-process stock simultaneously