Themes for facilitating material flow in manufacturing systems
International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management
ISSN: 0960-0035
Article publication date: 1 December 1995
Abstract
Organizes the wide‐ranging literature on “new wave manufacturing” factors which impact on the flow of materials into six themes which are related to a conceptual model. The six themes are: the effects of under‐capacity loading; the role of pull scheduling; the reduction of variability; the reduction of throughput time; the effects of reduced throughput time and of schedule stability on outbound logistics; and the application of synchronous flow to inbound logistics. Concludes that case study methodology offers wider potential to research casual links in the potentially complex interactions involved.
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Citation
Harrison, A. (1995), "Themes for facilitating material flow in manufacturing systems", International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management, Vol. 25 No. 10, pp. 3-25. https://doi.org/10.1108/09600039510101771
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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