Article ID: | iaor19941380 |
Country: | Netherlands |
Volume: | 29 |
Issue: | 2 |
Start Page Number: | 139 |
End Page Number: | 148 |
Publication Date: | Mar 1993 |
Journal: | International Journal of Production Economics |
Authors: | Hiraki S., Ishii K., Minaki T. |
This paper deals with the problem of developing an effective production smoothing method which can reduce the fluctuations of production ordering and inventory levels. The method proposed in this paper can control the weight of feedback information. As a result, the smoothing method can prevent an increase of amplification in production and inventory levels occurring at every stage leading up to the final-product stage.