niform allocation yields lower S for all B values considered
 
 
L     Decreasing effect as L is increased For low PV, the improving effect of increasing  L is pronounced  No significant effect is observed
PV
       Strong increasing effect In the high PV case, bowl allocation has a decreasing effect
A         Uniform allocation yields lower S
  Effect of the factors on Q
 
N An almost linear relationship exists Increasing effect of B is pronounced at higher N For L greater than 1, the increase in Q is pronounced No significant effect is observed No significant effect is observed
                            
B
   Increasing B up to a certain value has an increasing effect For L greater than 1, the increase in Q is pronounced No significant effect is observed No significant effect is observed
 
 
L     Strong increasing effect For low PV, the increase in Q as L is increased is pronounced Uniform allocation yields lower Q for all L values
 
PV       High PV yields slightly higher Q No significant effect is observed
A         Uniform allocation yields lower Q 

 

 

Effect of the factors on T
  N B L PV A
 
N Inversely proportional effect at a decreasing rate Increasing effect of B is pronounced in longer lines No significant effect is observed In the high PV case, the decreasing effect of N  intensifies Bowl allocation yields higher T for all N considered 
 
B   Increasing effect at a decreasing rate For L greater than or equal to 0, the effect of B is significantly reduced In the high PV case, the  increasing effect of B intensifies Uniform allocation yields higher T for all B considered
 
 
L     Having a bottleneck station significantly reduces T  For high PV, L = 2 has a decreasing effect For L=0, uniform allocation yields higher T
 
PV       Strong decreasing effect Uniform  allocation results in higher T for high PV 
A         Uniform allocation yields slightly higher T
Effect of the factors on the variability of WIP
 
N Increasing effect on the variance Effects of B on the variance and CV are pronounced at higher N 
(not measured) 
(not measured) 
(not measured)
                            
B
   Increasing effect on the variance and decreasing effect on the CV 
(not measured) Effects of B on the variance and CV are pronounced at high PV Effects of B on the variance and CV are pronounced at bowl-type buffer allocation
 
 
L     Decreasing effect on CV except for L=1 Effect on CV is magnified at high PV 
(not measured)
 
PV       Increasing effect on the variance 
(not measured)
A         Bowl allocation deteriorates both the variance and CV