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Design and Application of Kanban Control System in a Multi-Stage, Mixed-Model Assembly Line

✍ Scribed by Lei YANG; Xiao-peng ZHANG

Publisher: Elsevier
Year: 2009
Weight: 511 KB
Volume: 29
Category: Article
ISSN: 1874-8651
DOI: 10.1016/s1874-8651(10)60070-1

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✦ Synopsis

This article studies the parameter design and the performance optimization of a Kanban system without stockouts in a multi-stage, mixed-model assembly line. The model of a Kanban system based on production processes is established by examining the relationship among the set-up time, the amount of work in process (WIP), the capacity indicated by a Kanban, and the takt-time ratio. A novel method for optimizing performance on the premise of no stockouts is proposed. Empirical results show that the amount of WIP is reduced remarkably after optimization.