Effects of kanban withdrawal policies and other factors on the performance of JIT systems—a simulation study

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2879-2899

  Savsar, A A ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; PERFORMANCE; PROCESS CONTROL; PROCESSING; PRODUCTION CONTROL; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; SIMULATION;

JUST IN TIME PRODUCTION CONTROL SYSTEM; KANBAN WITHDRAWAL POLICIES; PROCESS LEVELS; PRODUCTION LINES; STATION UTILIZATIONS; THROUGHPUT RATE; TOTAL WORK;

JUST IN TIME PRODUCTION;

EID: 0030269846     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207549608905064     Document Type: Article

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