Chakravorty, Satya S.; Brian Atwater, J. - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 16 (1996) 6, pp. 91-108
Over the past decade two approaches, just‐in‐time (JIT) and theory of constraints (TOC), for designing and operating production lines have developed, each claiming to be the “correct” way. In addition there are still those who maintain that line balanced (whenever possible) is the...