TABLE OF CONTENTS

   Preface

   CHAPTER 1:  INTRODUCTION

      1.1  Modeling Automated Manufacturing Systems
      1.2  Performance Modeling Tools
      1.3  Organization of the Book
      1.4. Bibliographic Notes and Bibliography

   CHAPTER 2:  AUTOMATED MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS

      2.1  Introduction
      2.2  Manufacturing Systems
      2.3  Performance Measures
      2.4  Computer Controlled Machines
      2.5  Material handling Systems
      2.6  Plant Layout
      2.7  Flexible Manufacturing Systems
      2.8  Computer Control Systems
      2.9. Bibliographic Notes and Bibliography

   CHAPTER 3:  MARKOV CHAIN MODELS

      3.1  Memoryless Random Variables
      3.2  Stochastic Processes in Manufacturing
      3.3  Discrete Time Markov Chain Models
      3.4  Continuous Time Markov Chain Models
      3.5  A Case Study: Markov Model of a Transfer Line
      3.6  Birth and Death Processes in Manufacturing
      3.7  Time Reversible Markov Chains in Manufacturing
      3.8  Absorbing States and Modeling of Deadlocks
      3.9  Semi-Markov Processes in Manufacturing
      3.10 Transient Analysis of Manufacturing Systems
      3.11 Computational Issues in Markov Analysis
      3.12 Bibliographic Notes and Bibliography

   CHAPTER 4:  QUEUEING MODELS

      4.1  Queues: Notation and Examples
      4.2  The M/M/1 Queue
      4.3  The M/M/m Queue
      4.4  Batch Arrival Queueing Systems
      4.5  Queues with General Distributions
      4.6  Queues with Breakdowns
      4.7  Analysis of a Flexible Machine Center
      4.8  Queueing Networks
      4.9  Open Queueing Networks
      4.10 Closed Queueing Networks
      4.11 Product Form Queueing Networks
      4.12 Queueing Networks with Blocking
      4.13 Approximate Analysis of Queueing Systems
      4.14 Performability Analysis
      4.15 Bibliographic Notes and Bibliography

   CHAPTER 5:  PETRI NET MODELS

     5.1  Classical Petri Nets
      5.2  Stochastic Petri Nets
      5.3  Generalized Stochastic Petri Nets
      5.4  A Case Study: Modeling of Kanban Systems
      5.5  Deadlock Analysis using Petri Nets
      5.6  Extended Classes of Petri Nets
      5.7  Integrated Petri Net - Queueing Network Models
      5.8  Bibliographic Notes and Bibliography

   CHAPTER 6:  EPILOGUE

   INDEX