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Comparing trigger kanban control of flow-line manufacture.
- Source :
- International Journal of Production Research; Oct92, Vol. 30 Issue 10, p2351, 12p
- Publication Year :
- 1992
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Abstract
- The implementation of 'kanban' inventory control systems, originally developed in Japan by Toyota, in flow-line manufacture has been widely described. It is generally asserted that kanbans are an efficient method of controlling flow-line assembly systems with consistent demands. This paper describes work carried out in association with Jaguar Cars Limited to develop a steady-state Markovian model for calculating the number of kanbans required to control single-stage processes feeding assembly lines. A Markovian model of an alternative just-in-time system, in which the off-line process is triggered by the passage of vehicle bodies past a point prior to the assembly area, is also described. The use of these models has shown that the use of a trigger system leads to lower inventory levels and greater pressure for improvement than a kanban system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- JUST-in-time systems
INVENTORY control
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00207543
- Volume :
- 30
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- International Journal of Production Research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 5786959
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00207549208948159