Gunn, Bruce and Nahavandi, Saeid 2002, On work in progress optimisation, in Multimedia, image processing, and soft computing : trends, principles, and applications : proceedings of the Fifth Biannual World Automation Congress (WAC 2002), ISSCI 2002, and IFMIP 2002, Orlando, Florida, USA, IEEE Xplore, Piscataway, N.J., pp. 631-636.
Multimedia, image processing, and soft computing : trends, principles, and applications : proceedings of the Fifth Biannual World Automation Congress (WAC 2002), ISSCI 2002, and IFMIP 2002, Orlando, Florida, USA
In this paper, we investigate how to best optimise the level of work in progress (WIP) in a real world factory. Using a simulation model of the factory, we show that an optimum level of WIP can be attained. By systematically varying the maximum allowable level of WIP within different model runs, results show that the throughput reaches a high level very quickly and then tapers off. The production lead times, in contrast, begin at relatively low levels and increase after the optimum WIP level has been reached.
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Current Version Published: 2002-12-10
ISBN
1889335185 9781889335186
Language
eng
Field of Research
080110 Simulation and Modelling
Socio Economic Objective
970108 Expanding Knowledge in the Information and Computing Sciences
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