The effect of ordering policies for a manufacturing cell changing to lean production

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture

Volumn 222, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1551-1560

  Bhat, S ^a  

^a DR M G R EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Demand variability; Lean production; Ordering policies; Supplier performance

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR MANUFACTURING; FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; MANUFACTURE; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS;

DEMAND VARIABILITIES; DEMAND VARIABILITY; FLOW TIMES; INVENTORY CONTROL POLICIES; INVENTORY LEVELS; LEAN MANUFACTURING; LEAN PRODUCTION; LEAN PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES; LEAN PRODUCTIONS; MANUFACTURING CELLS; ORDERING POLICIES; SIMULATION ANALYSIS; SUPPLIER PERFORMANCE; SUPPLIER PERFORMANCES; TOYOTA MOTOR COMPANIES; TRADITIONAL MANUFACTURING;

INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS;

EID: 57049164277     PISSN: 09544054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544054JEM1216     Document Type: Article

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