Abstract
Lot splitting is the practice of dividing an order into smaller batches when the job is released to the production system. Although splitting may improve flow times, it may also increase the number of setups and material handling costs incurred. This paper shows that variability in processing times across operations can cause the performance of lot splitting schemes to degrade significantly. However, it also shows that the use of rules which dynamically trigger the splitting and re-joining of lots throughout a job's routing can retain much of the benefit of lot splitting while decreasing the disadvantages.
Original language | English |
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Pages | 1323-1325 |
Number of pages | 3 |
State | Published - 1998 |
Event | Proceedings of the 1997 Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute. Part 1 (of 3) - San Diego, CA, USA Duration: Nov 22 1997 → Nov 25 1997 |
Conference
Conference | Proceedings of the 1997 Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute. Part 1 (of 3) |
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City | San Diego, CA, USA |
Period | 11/22/97 → 11/25/97 |
Scopus Subject Areas
- Management Information Systems
- Hardware and Architecture