Abstract
The challenges of choosing methods of material flow control are bigger due to the fact that they authorize the quantity of production in each processing stage so that the products get to the customer at the right moment and in the quantity wanted, while minimizing the costs and stocks of the production system. For this reason, the objective of the research performed in this paper is to determine the impact of Kanban control methods on the performance indicators, total cost and interoperation stock of a production system, given the fact that many system parameters are variable. The main conclusion drawn from the results is that when the input parameters vary within certain limits the control method with the best performance indicators for a production line can be established following the methodology used in this paper. Methodology is a useful tool in the hand of those who design production systems because it allows the choice of the control method which provides the best performances, at least from the viewpoint of two indicators: costs and stocks.
Publisher
Trans Tech Publications, Ltd.
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