Load-oriented manufacturing control just-in-time production for job shops
- 1 May 1994
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Production Planning & Control
- Vol. 5 (3), 292-307
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09537289408919499
Abstract
The paper describes the principles of load-oriented manufacturing control as a new solution for job shops and its successful implementation in a pump-manufacturing factory. The idea of load-oriented manufacturing control is to limit and balance work-in-process inventory on a level as low as possible in order to accomplish a high work-centre utilization as well as a rapid and in-time flow of orders. As the new system keeps actual lead times on a planned level in a self-regulating way, it allows reliable due-date scheduling. Furthermore it points out the bottlenecks and performs applicable mid-term and short-term capacity planning.Keywords
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- Theory and practice of load-oriented manufacturing controlInternational Journal of Production Research, 1988