Batching Policy in Kanban systems

Models of Heijunka-levelled Kanban-systems

Heijunka is a key-element of the Toyota production system. It is used to level the release of production kanbans in order to achieve an even production program over all possible types of products thus reducing or eliminating the bullwhip effect. In this paper the dependencies between the parameters of the levelling process and the requirements in finished goods stocks are derived, resulting in ...

Kanban + X: Leveraging Kanban for Focused Improvements

Agile Development is used for many problems, often with different priorities and challenges. However, generalized engineering methodologies often overlook the particularities of a project. To solve this problem, we have looked at ways engineers have modified development methodologies for a particular focus, and created a generalized framework for leveraging Kanban towards focused improvements. ...

An adaptive approach to controlling kanban systems

Optimization of kanban-based manufacturing systems

We develop and analyze an algorithm to maximize the throughput of a serial kanbanbased manufacturing system with arbitrary arrival and service process distributions by adjusting the number of kanban allocated to each production stage while maintaining the total work-in-process inventory at any desired level. The optimality properties of the algorithm are proved under a necessary and sufficient ...

Analysis of Disassembly Systems in Remanufacturing using Kanban Control

Disassembly is the most critical stage of remanufacturing activities. The condition of parts disassembled for reuse/remanufacturing display a high variance. Hence demand for different parts found in a core cannot always be satisfied by a single core. At this point the question is whether to partially or fully disassemble the second core. In this paper, we concentrate on quantifying the potentia...