Author(s): Silva, C. ; Reis, V. ; Morais, A. ; Brilenkov, I. ; Vaza, J. ; Pinheiro, T. ; Neves, M. ; Henriques, M. ; Varela, Maria Leonilde Rocha ; Pereira, Guilherme ; Dias, Luis S. ; Fernandes, Nuno Octávio Garcia ; Carmo-Silva, S.
Date: 2017
Persistent ID: https://hdl.handle.net/1822/50893
Origin: RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho
Subject(s): kanban systems; make-to-order; Production control; 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 co ntrol 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.
