Summary Production management

LOGO




MODERN FACTORY MANAGEMENT




Course of Production Management

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Definitions

 A workstation
 A part
 A routing
 A customer order
 A job
 Throughput
 Raw material inventory (RMI)
 Finished goods inventory (FGI)
 WIP
 Cycle time (CT): average cycle time, flow time, through put
time
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Description

 Factory Signature Curve is based on Little’s Law
which stated that the production throughput is equal
to the work-in-process divided by the production flow
time (lead time)
 In formula P = W / L
– Increase Lead time decreases Throughput

– Reduce Lead time increases Throughput

– Reduce WIP decreases Throughput

– Increase WIP increases Throughput


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Operating Policies

 Traditional Push System

 Pull System with Kanban

 Constant Work-in-process (CONWIP)




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