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Constraint-Based Supply Chain Inventory Deployment Strategies, David Jay Stremler
Constraint-Based Supply Chain Inventory Deployment Strategies, David Jay Stremler
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The development of Supply Chain Management has occurred gradually over the latter half of the last century, and in this century will continue to evolve in response to the continual changes in the business environment. As organizations exhaust opportunities for internal breakthrough improvements, they will increasingly turn toward the supply chain for an additional source of untapped improvements. Manufacturers in particular can benefit from this increased focus on the chain, but the gains realized will vary by the type of supply chain. By applying basic production control principles to the chain, and effectively using tools already common at the production …
A Study On The Effect Of Protective Capacity On Cycle Time In Serial Production Lines, Wendy Ann Sloan
A Study On The Effect Of Protective Capacity On Cycle Time In Serial Production Lines, Wendy Ann Sloan
Theses and Dissertations
This thesis investigates the interactions of several characteristics of serial production lines that contribute to production line performance. A full factorial experimental design of computerized simulations is conducted with three levels of downtime, four levels of variability, three levels of line length, three levels of constraint location, three levels of work-in-process, and six levels of protective capacity. This study enlarges upon recent four-workstation investigations and extends the knowledge to longer production lines. Some generalizations for the amount and location of protective capacity are drawn from the results, as a guide for process improvements and new production line design. An approximating …