E-POLCA to control multi-product, multi-machine job shops

Nico Vandaele, Diederik Claerhout, Inneke van Nieuwenhuyse and Rony Cremmery

Working Papers from University of Antwerp, Faculty of Business and Economics

Abstract: We propose a supporting framework for the material control system Paired-cell Overlapping Loops of Cards with Authorization (POLCA), which combines the advantages of push systems and pull systems. In our load based version of the POLCA control system, we rely on a multiproduct, multi-machine queueing network to determine release authorizations and allowed workloads. We report on our experiences in a metal shop, taken from Spicer Off-Highway Products Division, part of Dana Corporation. They are implementing an E-POLCA system in a paperless -cardless- environment.

Pages: 21 pages
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations: View citations in EconPapers (2)

Downloads: (external link)
https://repository.uantwerpen.be/docman/irua/a544b8/79021ef2.pdf (application/pdf)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:ant:wpaper:2005007

Access Statistics for this paper

More papers in Working Papers from University of Antwerp, Faculty of Business and Economics Contact information at EDIRC.
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Joeri Nys ().