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This note formulates an assignment problem for obtaining optimal level schedules for mixed-model assembly lines in JIT production systems. The problem was formulated as a quadratic integer programming problem in a recent paper by Miltenburg (1989) where, however, only enumerative algorithms and...
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Literature on healthcare supply chain management has shown that the kanban system can provide significant benefits … measure nurses’ satisfaction with kanban systems in logistics of medical consumables and assesses possible advantages and … satisfaction for each aspect of the kanban system. Moreover, it highlighted the differences of opinion between groups of …
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Flexible transfer lines or mixed-model assembly lines are capable of diversified small-lot production due to negligible switch-over costs. With these lines, it is possible to implement just-in-time (JIT) production, which involves producing only the necessary parts in the necessary quantities at...
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While developing Asia has used fragmentation and industrial agglomeration as leverage to create impetus for sustaining its competitiveness, the downside risks of just-in-time procurement and production have not been sufficiently emphasized. Based on the experience of Thailand's flooding in 2011,...
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