Subject and Outline; Kanban-Controlled Manufacturing Systems: Basic Version and Variations; Literature Review: Models of Kanban Systems; New Models of Kanban Systems: A Construction-Kit Approach; Components: Basic Building Blocks; Subassemblies: Models of Multi-Product Manufacturing Facilities; Composite Models: Models of Multi-Stage Kanban Systems; Extended Application: Models of Systems with Multi-Product Manufacturing Facilities in Series; Accuracy of the Models: Numerical Results; Application of the Models: Analysis of System Behavior; Summary and Directions for Future Research
Summary
Kanban control systems bear a great potential to significantly improve operations. A company may reap the full benefits of kanban control only after determining an optimal or near-optimal system configuration. To do that, methods are needed to evaluate the performance and operating costs of individual system configurations. We propose an innovative construction-kit approach that enables us to build stochastic analytical models of a large class of single- and multi-product kanban systems. The presented construction-kit approach may be extended and augmented in various directions
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-236)