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A comparison of production control systems in a flexible flow shop

2017; Elsevier BV; Volume: 13; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.promfg.2017.09.169

2351-9789

Cristóvão Silva, Vasco Reis, André E. de Morais, I. Brilenkov, J. Vaza, Thiago Cavalcanti Pinheiro, M. Neves, Marcelo Henriques, Leonilde Varela, Guilherme Pereira, Luís M. S. Dias, Nuno O. Fernandes, Sílvio Carmo Silva,

Assembly Line Balancing Optimization

Production control in make-to-order must address the companies' need for short delivery times and on-time deliveries. Several production control systems may be used to meet these needs. This paper presents a simulation study to evaluate the delivery performance of the TKS, GKS and POLCA production control systems, in the context of a make-to-order flexible flow shop. Since TKS is used for make-to-stock manufacturing, an adaptation of it is made to use in make-to-order. Results of a simulation study show that the adapted TKS outperforms POLCA, but performs worse than GKS. The study is a contribution for the alignment of production control theory to the industrial practice.