TY  - JOUR
T1  - Closed-Form Optimal Batch Size Equation to Minimize
Process Lead Time for Single Machine
AU - Vikitset, Nithiphong AU - Ruangkanjanases, Athapol 
JO  - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
VL  - 11
IS  - 12
SP  - 2800
EP  - 2803
PY  - 2016
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-949x
DO  - jeasci.2016.2800.2803
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2016.2800.2803
KW  - Closed-form
KW  -optimal batch size
KW  -minimize lead time
KW  -single machine
KW  -Thailand
AB  - Batch sizing strategy in the manufacturing system has significant impacts on the production
performance. Most researchers used some complicated techniques such as simulation, queuing theory,
optimization model or complex system equations to find the optimal batch size. Applying those techniques to
assess the effects of the change in the production factors such as demands and capacity on the process
performance requires some customizations and is difficult. In this study, we proposed closed-form optimal batch
size equations that can be easily used to assess the impact of changes in production volume. The number of
batches from the optimal batch size equation may not be integer but they provide the lower bound on the
process lead time.
ER  -