Simulation study of coordinating layout change and quality improvement for adapting job shop manufacturing to CONWIP control

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 879-900

  Li, Jing Wen ^a  

^a SHU TE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cellular layout; CONWIP; Job shop; Quality improvement; Simulation modelling

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR LAYOUT; DELIVERY PERFORMANCE; FLOW-TIME; FUNCTIONAL LAYOUT; JOB SHOP; JOB SHOP ENVIRONMENT; ON FLOW; PROBABILITY OF OCCURRENCE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; SET-UP TIME REDUCTIONS; SIMULATION MODELLING; SIMULATION STUDIES; WORK-IN-PROCESS;

CELLULAR MANUFACTURING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; TIMING CIRCUITS;

INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS;

EID: 74549141767     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540802478814     Document Type: Article

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