Essays about: "supermarket pull system"

Found 3 essays containing the words supermarket pull system.

1. 1. Reducing WIP Inventory of Production Line in AQ Segerström & Svensson AB

   University essay from Akademin för innovation, design och teknik

   Author : Vasanth Raj Yuvaraj; Sifei Zhang; [2013]
   Keywords : Push pull system; reorder point; Takt time; Heijunka; leveling work load; Kanban; ERP system; supermarket;

   Abstract : The major objective of present study is to find out the sources which cause higher Work in Process (WIP) in the production line. In which a detailed analysis is performed in the area of inventory, reorder point, Takt time, and Kanban. READ MORE

3. 2. Pull Production System Improvements : Pull Production System Improvements In GKN Driveline AB

   University essay from Akademin för innovation, design och teknik

   Author : Xiaoyan Wang; [2012]
   Keywords : Lean; Pull production system; Push production system; Heijunka; Leveling; Kanban; CONWIP; Takt time; Pacemaker; FIFO; Supermarket.;

   Abstract : As the effort of today’s industries to continuously move towards lean production, pull production system has been developed as one possible solution of lean. It is popularly known in the industry world, and is indeed a proven technique to achieve substantial savings on inventory, production cost incurred by manufactures all over the world. READ MORE

4. 3. Optimisation of a pillow production line applying Lean principles 

   University essay from KTH/Industriell produktion

   Author : William Fookes; [2010]
   Keywords : lead-time; Value Stream Map; supermarket pull system; FIFO lane; waste; throughput time; delivery; bottleneck; schedule; inventory; Lean philosophy.;

   Abstract : Manufacturing companies throughout the world are interested in reducing the time between a customer placing an order and them receiving the payment for that order. This premise is something that is a central characteristic for the Lean philosophy, and is one of the reasons to apply it. READ MORE