A framework and a simulation generator for kanban-controlled manufacturing systems

✍ Scribed by Haldun Aytug ̄; Can A. Dog ̄an

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1998
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 324 KB
• Volume: 34
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0360-8352
• DOI: 10.1016/s0360-8352(97)00280-5

✦ Synopsis

AbstractÐA generalized framework for the de®nition of kanban-controlled manufacturing systems and a simulation generator based on this framework are introduced in this paper. Kanbans are used between and within workstations to trigger product ¯ow or production. The simulation generator is capable of modeling complex manufacturing systems with multiple parts, multiple work centers and multiple processes at each work center. Multiple process de®nition capability enables users to de®ne convergent and divergent points in a manufacturing system. Several decision rules are de®ned and incorporated into the generator. The simulation generator can be used as a completely interactive tool that is data-driven and requires no programming skills.