Modelling and simulation of just-in-time flexible systems

Abstract

The increasing worldwide competition requires economical manufacture, high quality and short delivery time. The Just-In-Time (JIT) philosophy of manufacturing is increasingly being considered by manufacturing organizations, as a response to the increased pressure to supply high quality products with short delivery times and at low cost. A very simple shop floor control system that was developed by Toyota in the 1970s specifically for their Just-In-Time assembly plant, has received considerable attention in the Western World, and is known as the 'kanban' system (literally translated as 'card' system). Japan's success has prompted many scholars and practitioners, to turn their attention to Japanese management practices. This article is to address the modelling, simulation and implementation issues of Just-In-Time in flexible manufacturing environments. Priority nets are used for modelling and analysis of the kanban system. A large number of simulation runs are conducted/presented to probe the behaviour of the system, with respect to different parameter changes.

Modelos y métodos para el diseño de sistemas de aprovisionamiento a líneas de montaje con mezcla de modelos.

“…Además de los anteriores trabajos, otros autores trabajan la implementación de las diferentes políticas a líneas de montaje en plantas reales, SP2. Raju et al (1997) trabajan en el modelado, la simulación y la implementación del suministro JIT en un sistema de montaje. Para ello realizan una simulación para analizar el sistema kanban y la reacción del sistema ante diferentes cambios en los parámetros.…”