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(Reference retrieved automatically from Web of Science through information on FAPESP grant and its corresponding number as mentioned in the publication by the authors.)

Controlled order release: a performance assessment in job shops with sequence-dependent set-up times

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Author(s):
Thuerer, Matthias [1] ; Silva, Cristovao [2] ; Stevenson, Mark [3] ; Land, Martin [4]
Total Authors: 4
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Fed Sao Carlos, Dept Ind Engn, BR-13565905 Sao Carlos - Brazil
[2] Univ Coimbra, Dept Mech Engn, CEMUC, P-3030 Coimbra - Portugal
[3] Univ Lancaster, Sch Management, Dept Management Sci, Lancaster LA1 4YX - England
[4] Univ Groningen, Fac Econ & Business, Dept Operat, NL-9700 AV Groningen - Netherlands
Total Affiliations: 4
Document type: Journal article
Source: PRODUCTION PLANNING & CONTROL; v. 25, n. 7, p. 603-615, MAY 1 2014.
Web of Science Citations: 6
Abstract

Findings from recent implementations of Workload Control (WLC) have called for research to investigate how sequence-dependent set-up times can best be handled within the design of the concept. In response, this study assesses the performance of four of the best-performing release methods from the literature in a job shop with sequence-dependent set-up times by simulation. First, the four methods are compared without considering set-up requirements at release. Second, the methods are refined to consider set-up requirements before being compared against the original methods. A release method that combines continuous and periodic release emerges as the best-performing method. Findings further suggest that considering set-up requirements at release do not have a significant positive effect on performance and may even be counterproductive: conflicting goals between the selection rules employed at release and dispatching may lead to an increase in the percentage of tardy jobs. Future research should consider whether the results hold if set-up times are not distributed equally across job types and work centres. (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