1 Introduction -- 2 Acceptance of the Ford Production System by Japanese Manufacturing Industries -- 3 The Foundation of the Japanese Automobile Manufacturing Industry: Attempts to Adopt Ford’s Production System -- 4 Establishing Flow Production at Toyota: Collecting the Data on Shop Floors...

Up to now, demand fulfillment in make-to-stock manufacturing is usually handled by advanced planning systems. Orders are fulfilled on the basis of simple rules or deterministic planning approaches not taking into account demand fluctuations. The consideration of different customer classes as it...

Grundlagen stoffstrombasierter Produktionsplanung und -steuerung -- Simulationsgestützte Produktionsplanung am Beispiel der Verwertung metallhaltiger Reststoffe in der Eisen- und Stahlindustrie -- Berücksichtigung von Unsicherheiten in der operativen Produktionsplanung am Beispiel einer...

This book utilizes historical evidence to describe the development of the Toyota Production System (TPS). The development of TPS typifies the transformation of production control in interchangeable industries in the twentieth century. Much of the extensive literature available on TPS has been...