The effects of product structure and sequencing rule on assembly shop performance

The effects of product structure and sequencing rule on assembly shop performance

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Article ID: iaor1988463
Country: United Kingdom
Volume: 27
Issue: 4
Start Page Number: 671
End Page Number: 686
Publication Date: Apr 1989
Journal: International Journal of Production Research
Authors: , , ,
Keywords: scheduling
Abstract:

Single-stage job-shop scheduling has received a great deal of attention in the published literature. Significantly less research has been done in the area of assembly job shops. With the onslaught of MRP implementations designed to plan and control assembly job shops, practitioners have been confronted head-on with the need to improve dispatching procedures. This paper examines the effect of three different product structures on the performance of selected priority dispatching rules in a six-machine assembly job shop. Results indicate that significant relationships exist between the structure of the product bill of materials and the priority dispatching rule, and that specific rules are indeed better suited to certain product structures.

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