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 …
