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Developing production schedules which balance part usage and smooth production loads for just‐in‐time production systems
Author(s) -
Miltenburg G.J.,
Goldstein T.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
naval research logistics (nrl)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.665
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1520-6750
pISSN - 0894-069X
DOI - 10.1002/nav.3800380608
Subject(s) - production (economics) , computer science , scheduling (production processes) , schedule , production schedule , production line , industrial engineering , work (physics) , operations research , operations management , business , mathematics , engineering , economics , microeconomics , mechanical engineering , operating system , marketing
A mixed‐model multilevel manufacturing facility running under a just‐in‐time (JIT) production system is controlled by setting the production schedule for the highest level in the facility, which is usually a mixed‐model final assembly line. The schedule is set to achieve the goals of the organization, which under JIT are (1) to keep a constant rate of part usage, and (2) to maintain a smooth production load. In this article we extend earlier work in the literature, which focused on the first goal, by developing scheduling procedures which satisfy both goals. Properties of the resulting production schedules are analyzed and illustrative examples are presented.