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CONWIP versus POLCA: A comparative analysis in a high-mix, low-volume (HMLV) manufacturing environment with batch processing
Frazee, Todd; Standridge, Charles R. - In: Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management (JIEM) 9 (2016) 2, pp. 432-449
Cards with Authorization (POLCA), for controlling work in process (WIP) in such a manufacturing environment. Characteristics … the primary tool to compare performance of CONWIP and POLCA controls for the same WIP level with respect to lead time … case study, including order arrival patterns, a POLCA control can outperform a CONWIP parameter in terms of average lead …
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Production control mechanisms in a convergent production line
Farnoush, Alireza; Wiktorsson, Magnus - In: Sustainability and collaboration in supply chain …, (pp. 319-332). 2013
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010128237
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Petri Net model of repetitive push manufacturing with Polca to minimise value-added WIP
Aziz, Muhammad Haris; Bohez, Erik L. J.; Pisuchpen, Roongrat - In: International journal of production research 51 (2013) 15, pp. 4464-4483
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CONWIP versus POLCA: a comparative analysis in a high-mix, low-volume (HMLV) manufacturing environment with batch processing
Frazee, Todd; Standridge, Charles R. - In: Journal of industrial engineering and management : JIEM 9 (2016) 2, pp. 432-449
Cards with Authorization (POLCA), for controlling work in process (WIP) in such a manufacturing environment. Characteristics … the primary tool to compare performance of CONWIP and POLCA controls for the same WIP level with respect to lead time … case study, including order arrival patterns, a POLCA control can outperform a CONWIP parameter in terms of average lead …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011919107
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POLCA and CONWIP performance in a divergent production line: an automotive case study
Farnoush, Alireza; Wiktorsson, Magnus - In: Metrika 24 (2013) 2, pp. 159-186
mechanism; three different variants of POLCA as well as one type of CONWIP control in an automotive production company with high …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010938224
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Load-Based POLCA: An Integrated Material Control System for Multiproduct, Multimachine Job Shops
Vandaele, Nico; Nieuwenhuyse, Inneke Van; Claerhout, … - In: Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 10 (2008) 2, pp. 181-197
This article proposes a supporting framework for the implementation of the material control system POLCA (paired …-cell overlapping loops of cards with authorization). The POLCA system is particularly appropriate for environments that involve highly …-based version of the POLCA control system (LB-POLCA), which determines the POLCA parameters (release authorizations, allowed …
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