Author(s): Silva, Cristóvão ; Reis, V. ; Morais, A. ; Brilenkov, I. ; Vaz, J. ; Pinheiro, T. ; Neves, M. ; Henriques, M. ; Varela, Leonilde ; Pereira, G. ; Fernandes, Nuno O. ; Silva, Sílvio do Carmo
Date: 2017
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.11/6304
Origin: Repositório Científico do Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco
Subject(s): Production control; make-to-order; kanban systems; simulation
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.
