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Takt-time control in high-variety/low-volume production

Abstract

This paper presents the results of an exploratory study of the application of takt-time control in a make-to-order (MTO) job shop producing high-variety/low-volume (HVLV) products. From lean production theory, we established necessary conditions for the applicability of takt-time control in MTO production environments. We then developed from theory, a procedure and a visual tool for the planning and control of work-release at the machining workstation in a case company. The proposed method, still in an early development stage, will address the academic and industrial need for a solution that can enable takt-based manufacturing of HVLV products.

Category

Academic chapter

Language

English

Author(s)

Affiliation

  • SINTEF Community / Architectural Engineering
  • SINTEF Digital / Technology Management
  • UiT The Arctic University of Norway
  • Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Year

2016

Publisher

NTNU Trondheim, Department of Production and Quality Engineering and the Department of Industrial Economics and Technology Management

Book

23rd EurOMA Conference. Interactions. Book of abstracts for EurOMA 2016

ISBN

9788230332771

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