Analysis of production networks of the finite queue type with breakdownsAnalysis of production networks of the finite queue type with breakdowns Unreviewed Journal Publication Δημοσίευση σε Περιοδικό χωρίς Κριτές 2015-10-061996enProduction networks of any topology with finite buffers, random rates, and breakdowns are analyzed using a simple analytic/simulation model. Random rates are approximated by piecewise deterministic variables and parts of the network are collapsed into single servers between events. Occurrence of events represents the slow nonlinear system dynamics which is handled by simulation. The fast piecewise linear dynamics between events is handled algebraically. The model compared to a brute-force simulator is accurate and extremely fasthttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation412505-515 Yannis Phillis Φιλλης Ιωαννης V.S Kouikoglou IEEE Greek mathematics mathematics greek greek mathematics