Article ID: | iaor1996791 |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Volume: | 15 |
Start Page Number: | 103 |
End Page Number: | 111 |
Publication Date: | Aug 1995 |
Journal: | International Journal of Operations & Production Management |
Authors: | Chakravorty Satya S., Sessum Joseph L. |
Procedures to reduce set-up times at individual machines have been well documented; however, very little research has been conducted on developing an effective strategy to prioritize set-up reduction procedures in a multi-machine facility. Describes a new and innovative way-a throughput approach-to prioritize set-up reduction procedures in a multi-machine production system.