Abstract. A method is developed for optimal control of parameters of the conveyor-type flow line. The model of the conveyor line is represented by the partial differential equation, which allows taking into account the distribution of products along the technological route as a function of time. Various variants of stepped speed control of the conveyor belt are investigated. The features of step control are described. The divergence of the rate of output by the flow line from the given demand for different parameters of step control is determined .
Keywords: conveyor, a subject of a labour, production line, PDE-model of the production, parameters of the state of the production line, technological position, transition period, production management systems .