Optimal production control of a dynamic two-product manufacturing system with setup costs and setup times

1996 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 183-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohsen Elhafsi ◽  
Sherman X. Bai
Keyword(s):  
Manufacturing System ◽  
Production Control ◽  
Setup Times ◽  
Optimal Production ◽  
Setup Costs ◽  
Product Manufacturing

scholarly journals A comparative study of different pull control strategies in multi-product manufacturing systems using discrete event simulation

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 473-484
Author(s):  
A.S. Xanthopoulos ◽  
D.E. Koulouriotis
Keyword(s):  
Manufacturing Systems ◽  
Manufacturing System ◽  
Production Control ◽  
Control Strategies ◽  
Base Stock ◽  
Single Type ◽  
Hybrid Strategy ◽  
Product Manufacturing ◽  
Pull Control ◽  
Varying Demand

Pull production control strategies coordinate manufacturing operations based on actual demand. Up to now, relevant publications mostly examine manufacturing systems that produce a single type of a product. In this research, we examine the CONWIP, Base Stock, and CONWIP/Kanban Hybrid pull strategies in multi-product manufacturing systems. In a multi-product manufacturing system, several types of products are manufactured by utilizing the same resources. We develop queueing network models of multi-stage, multi-product manufacturing systems operating under the three aforementioned pull control strategies. Simulation models of the alternative production systems are implemented using an open-source software. A comparative evaluation of CONWIP, Base Stock and CONWIP/Kanban Hybrid in multi-product manufacturing is carried out in a series of simulation experiments with varying demand arrival rates, setup times and control parameters. The control strategies are compared based on average wait time of backordered demand, average finished products inventories, and average length of backorders queues. The Base Stock strategy excels when the manufacturing system is subjected to high demand arrival rates. The CONWIP strategy produced consistently the highest level of finished goods inventories. The CONWIP/Kanban Hybrid strategy is significantly affected by the workload that is imposed on the system.

scholarly journals Optimal production control of a manufacturing-remanufacturing system with delivery activity

2016 ◽  
Vol 49 (12) ◽  
pp. 1233-1238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Turki Sadok ◽  
Rezg Nidhal
Keyword(s):  
Production Control ◽  
Optimal Production
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