Effects of setup and processing time reductions on WIP in the JIT production systems

Effects of setup and processing time reductions on WIP in the JIT production systems

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Article ID: iaor19961584
Country: United States
Volume: 41
Issue: 7
Start Page Number: 1263
End Page Number: 1265
Publication Date: Jul 1995
Journal: Management Science
Authors: ,
Keywords: inventory, queues: applications
Abstract:

Sarkar and Zangwill (S-Z) have shown that in the presence of variance, setup and processing time reductions can have ‘detrimental’ effects on the work-in-process (WIP) inventory in both push and pull (JIT) systems. In this note, the authors point out that the merits of such a warning for JIT production systems are questionable. It they treat a setup as a PERT network, it is difficult to accept the claim by S-Z that waiting queues can grow without bound when setup time is reduced. Furthermore, we show that the amount of setup cut, in addition to the level of variance, can determine whether waiting time grows or not. This finding can help in planning a viable setup reduction project. Additionally, the authors use examples of S-Z to show that, even when the variances are not reduced proportionately, the expected waiting time does not necessarily increase.

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