Investigating the efficacy of exercising JIT practices to support pull production control in a job shop environment

Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 765-783

  Li, Jing Wen ^a  

^a SHU TE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Just in time; Modelling; Pull material ordering systems; Simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; JOB ANALYSIS; PRODUCTION CONTROL;

JUST IN TIME (JIT) PRACTICES; MODELLING; PULL MATERIAL ORDERING SYSTEMS; SET-UP TIME REDUCTION (STR);

JUST IN TIME PRODUCTION;

EID: 24944543261     PISSN: 1741038X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17410380510626187     Document Type: Article

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