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| Author(s): |
Thuerer, Matthias
[1]
;
Stevenson, Mark
[2]
;
Silva, Cristovao
[3]
;
Land, Martin J.
[4]
;
Fredendall, Lawrence D.
[5]
;
Melnyk, Steven A.
[6]
Total Authors: 6
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| Affiliation: | [1] Univ Fed Sao Carlos, Dept Ind Engn, BR-13565905 Sao Carlos, SP - Brazil
[2] Univ Lancaster, Dept Management Sci, Sch Management, Lancaster LA1 4YX - England
[3] CEMUC Univ Coimbra, Dept Mech Engn, P-3030 Coimbra - Portugal
[4] Univ Groningen, Fac Econ & Business, Dept Operat, NL-9700 AV Groningen - Netherlands
[5] Clemson Univ, Dept Management, Clemson, SC 29634 - USA
[6] Michigan State Univ, Eli Broad Sch Business, E Lansing, MI 48824 - USA
Total Affiliations: 6
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT; v. 23, n. 3, p. 463-476, MAR 2014. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 29 |
| Abstract | |
A lead time that is short, predictable, and reliable is an increasingly important criterion in supplier selection. Although many companies may achieve this through lean implementation, high-variety manufacturers, for example, small and medium-sized make-to-order companies, have found that lean's planning and control techniques do not apply. This article outlines a planning and control concept known as workload control (WLC) that integrates customer enquiry management, including a due-date setting rule, with order release control. Simulation is then used to assess its impact on shop performance. Results demonstrate that an integrated WLC concept can reduce the percentage of tardy jobsso short lead times can be realistically quotedwhile also reducing and stabilizing workloads. WLC can level demand and production over time when work is not standardized and it is not possible to synchronize flows on the shop floor. Results are shown to be robust to changes in routing characteristics, the mix of orders with due dates specified by the customer and proposed internally, and the strike rate (or order-winning probability). Hence, an integrated approach to WLC represents an important step toward achieving lean in make-to-order companies. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 11/10605-1 - Proposal of a Decision Support System based on Workload Control approach for production planning and control in small and medium companies |
| Grantee: | Matthias Thürer |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral |