| Article ID: | iaor1991526 |
| Country: | United States |
| Volume: | 30 |
| Start Page Number: | 1 |
| End Page Number: | 4 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 1989 |
| Journal: | Production and Inventory Management Journal |
| Authors: | Barman Samir, LaForge R. Lawrence |
The effect on shop performance of applying familiar priority rules at different processing stages in a flow-dominant manufacturing system was studied using simulation. A priority scheme based on processing times in the early stages and critical ratios provided the best overall performance.