A simulation analysis of the effectiveness of drum-buffer-rope scheduling in furniture manufacturing

Autor:	Shih-Yin Wu, John S. Morris, Thomas M. Gordon
Rok vydání:	1994
Předmět:	Engineering General Computer Science Job shop scheduling Computer tools business.industry Simulation modeling General Engineering Scheduling (production processes) Drum Industrial engineering Production control Furniture manufacturing business Simulation Rope
Zdroj:	Computers & Industrial Engineering. 26:757-764
ISSN:	0360-8352
DOI:	10.1016/0360-8352(94)90010-8
Popis:	Simulation has proven to be an important computer tool in analyziing new manufacturing approaches. In this paper we use simulation models to compare a new approach to manufacturing with current practices. The new approach is referred to as the Drum-Buffer-Rope (DBR) method of synchronous manufacturing. We discuss the DBR approach and demonstrate the application of DBR in a furniture manufacturing case example. Simulation models are used to compare the DBR approach with the typical system of production control referred to as a cutting approach. The simulation analysis indicates considerable savings in makespan are possible when DBR is used in place of the cutting approach.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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