A man–machine production system (MMPS) comprising numerous operations to be processed in a definite technological sequence, is considered. The duration of each operation is random and the corresponding probability density function is pregiven. Certain operations entering the MMPS require...

A two-level flexible manufacturing system is considered to be composed of several different production units Ui, 1≤i≤n, at the lower level and a section at the upper one. The section is required to produce a given target amount V by a given due date D subject to a chance constraint, i.e. the...