Abstract
We consider a closed-loop conveyor system having a single loading and multiple unloading stations. Units to be transported on the conveyor systems are of the same type and have the same length and are placed on the conveyor along their length. Interarrival times of products to the conveyor system as well as service times of the servers at the unloading stations are all known and deterministic. An arriving unit at the loading station of the conveyor system is blocked when it interferes with the recirculating units of that conveyor system. An analytical solution is provided to measure effects of the recirculation times of units, and other parameters of the system such as the ratios between unit length and conveyor lengths, and arrival/service rates on the performance of the system.
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