A comparison of HK-CONWIP and BK-CONWIP control strategies in a multi-product manufacturing system

Chukwunonyelum Emmanuel Onyeocha, Jiayi Wang, Joseph Khoury and John Geraghty

Operations Research Perspectives, 2015, vol. 2, issue C, 137-149

Abstract: This paper evaluates the performance of the Hybrid Kanban Constant Work-In-Process control strategy and Basestock Kanban Constant Work-In-Process control strategy operating Shared Kanban Allocation Policy (S-KAP) and Dedicated Kanban Allocation Policy (D-KAP) in a multi-product serial flow line. We explored the effect of an increase of product types on the WIP inventory in the system. A simulation-based optimisation technique was used in determining the optimal settings for the strategies. The strategies were compared via pairwise comparison technique and Nelson’s ranking and selection procedure. S-KAP responds quicker to demand than D-KAP. BK-CONWIP outperforms HK-CONWIP in a serial manufacturing system. It was shown that an increase in the number of product-type increases the number of PAC and WIP inventory.

Keywords: Production control strategies; Kanban allocation policies; Multi-product manufacturing systems; Hybrid Kanban CONWIP (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.orp.2015.07.001

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