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Author: | Steiner, G. Yeomans, S. |
Title: | Level schedules for mixed-model, just-in-time processes |
Journal: | Management Science
1993 : JUN, VOL. 39:6, p. 728-735 |
Index terms: | SCHEDULING JUST-IN-TIME PRODUCTION GRAPHS |
Language: | eng |
Abstract: | A mixed-model manufacturing facility running under a Just-in-Time (JIT) production system is controlled by setting the production sequence of the final assembly process. This sequence is set to achieve the primary goal of an organization operating under a JIT system, which is to maintain a constant rate of part usage. In this paper, a graph-theoretic approach is used to determine an optimal solution for this goal for a new, nonconvex objective function. It is shown that a schedule always exists such that, at all times, the deviation of actual production from the desired level of production for every product is never more than one unit. |
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