1st Edition
Production Management Advanced Models, Tools, and Applications for Pull Systems
Contents
Preface...................................................................................................................................... vii
Editor..........................................................................................................................................ix
Contributors...............................................................................................................................xi
Part I DESIGN, IMPLEMENTAT ION, AND PERFORMANCE EVALUAT ION
1 Pull Production Control Systems: Selection and Implementation Issues.....................3
YACOB KHOJASTEH
2 Kanban Allocation Policies of Multi-product Production Control Strategies............15
OLADIPUPO OLAITAN, PAUL YOUNG, AND JOHN GERAGHTY
3 BK-CONWIP Adaptive Control Strategies in a Multi-Product Manufacturing
System..........................................................................................................................45
PAOLO RENNA
4 Impact of Reworking in Job-Shop Environments Controlled by Kanban System......63
PEDRO L. GONZÁLEZ-R AND MARCOS CALLE
5 Takt Time Grouping: A New Approach to Flow Manufacturing................................85
MITCHELL A. MILLSTEIN AND JOSEPH S. MARTINICH
6 A Framework for Performance Evaluation of Pull Systems.......................................103
S. VINODH, R. BEN RUBEN, AND P. ASOKAN
Part II R EVIEW ON PULL SYSTEMS
7 CONWIP and Hybrid CONWIP Production Control Systems:
A Literature Review...................................................................................................123
MEHMET BULENT DURMUSOGLU AND CANAN AGLAN
Part III PULL SYSTEMS IMPLEMENTAT ION – CASE STUDIES
8 Making CONWIP Scheme in One-of-a-Kind Production: A Case Study.................143
GUODONG HUANG AND JIE CHEN
9 Setting Push–Pull Boundaries: A Case of Textile Manufacturer..............................161
MD SARDER, MOHSEN HOSSEINI, AND MOHAMMAD MARUFUZZAMAN
10 Balancing Flexibility and Lean in Manufacturing Environments............................179
GWENDOLYN HOLOWECKY AND RATNA BABU CHINNAM
Index..................................................................................................................................213
Biography
Dr. Yacob Khojasteh is an associate professor of operations management at the Graduate School of Global Studies, Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan. He received his PhD in engineering from the University of Tsukuba, Japan. He also received his MSc in policy and planning sciences, and in industrial engineering from the University of Tsukuba and Tarbiat Modares University, respectively. He has several years of professional experience in industry and consulting. His recent books, entitled Production Control Systems: A Guide to Enhance Performance of Pull Systems and Supply Chain Risk Management were published by Springer in 2016 and 2017, respectively. His research interests include production and operations management, supply chain management, systems modeling and optimization, and lean production systems.
