Backlog-Sequencing: A Comparison between Workload Control and ConWIP using a simulation approach

Abstract

Order review and release research has brought several different release methods forward to improve the performance of a manufacturing system. Two of the most recognized methods are Workload Control (WLC) and Constant Work-in-Progress (ConWIP). Both depend on a backlog of not yet released orders which is organized in a pre-shop pool. Lately, the sequencing of the backlog has received increasing attention for both methods. Existing research shows the performance-increasing potential of capacity slack-based sequencing rules. This paper analyzes this potential by further developing some of the known rules and applying them to both WLC and ConWIP using a simulating approach.

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Titel	Backlog-Sequencing: A Comparison between Workload Control and ConWIP using a simulation approach
Medien	Procedia CIRP
Verlag	Elsevier/Science Direct
Band	93
Verfasser	Prof. Dr.-Ing. Paul Molenda, Tizian Mezger, Oliver Oechsle, Jan Koller, Frank Döpper
Seiten	S. 664-669
Veröffentlichungsdatum	22.09.2020
Zitation	Molenda, Paul; Mezger, Tizian; Oechsle, Oliver; Koller, Jan; Döpper, Frank (2020): Backlog-Sequencing: A Comparison between Workload Control and ConWIP using a simulation approach. Procedia CIRP 93, S. 664-669.