Optimal Batch Size Determination in Kanban Controlled Production Line

摘要：

The small batch size production plays an important role in lean manufacturing. Small batch size eases production schedule, smoothes the materials flow, reduces work-in-process inventory and materials handling cost. Unfortunately, not every production line could be arranged in its optimal small batch because the unbalanced processes cycle time in each station and a variety of factors.This research focuses on determining the optimal batch size for a production line controlled in kanban principle. An operational inventory model is built for minimizing the total cost in the condition that takt time and cycle time are given. Numerical example is presented to illustrate the problem of determining the optimal batch size using kanban to control the information flow and material flow.

关键词： Lean Manufacturing Kanban Takt Time and Batch Size.

作者: Shaojun Wang Yifeng Ren Xiaoguang Wang

作者单位: Department of Industrial and Engineering Technology Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girarde Department of Industrial Engineering Wuhan University of Technology 122 Luoshi Road,Wuhan, Hubei, P.

会议类型: 国际会议

会议名称: 2007 International Conference on Manufacturing & Service Operations Management(2007制造与服务运作管理国际学术会议)

会议地点: 北京

会议语种:英文

在线出版日期: 2007-06-18（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）