Production Control Systems A Guide to Enhance Performance of Pull Sy
Selecting a suitable production control policy is a challenging task for managers because the superiority of one control over the other is controversial. This book analyzes pull production systems and provides a guideline to choose and implement a proper
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Yacob Khojasteh
Production Control Systems A Guide to Enhance Performance of Pull Systems
Management for Professionals
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Yacob Khojasteh
Production Control Systems A Guide to Enhance Performance of Pull Systems
Yacob Khojasteh Graduate School of Global Studies Sophia University Tokyo, Japan
ISSN 2192-8096 ISSN 2192-810X (electronic) Management for Professionals ISBN 978-4-431-55196-6 ISBN 978-4-431-55197-3 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-4-431-55197-3 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015940094 Springer Tokyo Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London # Springer Japan 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer Japan KK is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Foreword
Production control systems represent an area of vital importance for the efficiency of operations management in companies, as they heavily impact on lead times, work-in-process, and machine utilization. In some cases, using the most suitable production control system constitutes a competitive advantage. Their study and analysis can be traced back to the beginning of the past century and now constitutes a mature field of knowledge. In this context, a book like this one is highly welcome. In their pages, the author aims to establish a unified view of production control policies and to set up a framework for production control policies. The focus is put on traditional pull production control systems, which are extensively used in practice. The analysis of assembly production process carried out in the book is of particular interest, as this type of configuration has not been usually dealt with in the literature, at least as much as the more usual serial configuration. Simulation is used extensively as a mean to tackle the rather complex settings that are discussed in this book and that could not possibly be addressed using different techniques. This has the advantage to kee
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