Article ID: | iaor19991718 |
Country: | Canada |
Volume: | 36 |
Issue: | 4 |
Start Page Number: | 215 |
End Page Number: | 237 |
Publication Date: | Nov 1998 |
Journal: | INFOR |
Authors: | Sparling David |
Keywords: | heuristics, manufacturing industries |
U-shaped production lines are a common component of Just-In-Time systems. When several U-lines operate in close proximity, an opportunity exists to balance two or more U-lines together and reduce the total number of stations required to operate the facility. The concept of a JIT production unit, where a number of U-lines produce and assemble parts for the same product line, is introduced. The problem of balancing a JIT Production Unit is considered as the