Extending the POLCA production control system with centralized job release

Abstract Paper aims POLCA is a production control system that forwards to gateway manufacturing cells jobs that arrive to a manufacturing system. However, Workload Control literature shows benefits from using a centralized release pre-shop pool. Thus, the paper aims at investigating the performance...

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Main Authors: Sílvio Carmo-Silva, Nuno Fernandes, Matthias Thürer, Luís Pinto Ferreira
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Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Engenharia de Produção (ABEPRO)
Series:Production
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author Sílvio Carmo-Silva
Nuno Fernandes
Matthias Thürer
Luís Pinto Ferreira
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description Abstract Paper aims POLCA is a production control system that forwards to gateway manufacturing cells jobs that arrive to a manufacturing system. However, Workload Control literature shows benefits from using a centralized release pre-shop pool. Thus, the paper aims at investigating the performance impact of incorporating centralized job release into POLCA, in high-variety make-to-order production. Originality This has not been investigated before. Research method Simulation was used for experimentation. Main findings In the case of the general flow shop, a manufacturing system configuration aligned with many real-world production systems, the investigation shows that adding centralized job release to the POLCA system, together with job release based on job workload, leads to a markedly improvement of job delivery performance. Implications for theory and practice The results show theoretical and practical relevance of applying central job release to POLCA system, in high-variety production, due to its markedly positive impact on delivery performance.
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spelling doaj-art-5ce43232562040e7bef84b51d7d610a12025-08-20T03:18:12ZengAssociação Brasileira de Engenharia de Produção (ABEPRO)Production0103-65131980-54113010.1590/0103-6513.20190159S0103-65132020000100201Extending the POLCA production control system with centralized job releaseSílvio Carmo-SilvaNuno FernandesMatthias ThürerLuís Pinto FerreiraAbstract Paper aims POLCA is a production control system that forwards to gateway manufacturing cells jobs that arrive to a manufacturing system. However, Workload Control literature shows benefits from using a centralized release pre-shop pool. Thus, the paper aims at investigating the performance impact of incorporating centralized job release into POLCA, in high-variety make-to-order production. Originality This has not been investigated before. Research method Simulation was used for experimentation. Main findings In the case of the general flow shop, a manufacturing system configuration aligned with many real-world production systems, the investigation shows that adding centralized job release to the POLCA system, together with job release based on job workload, leads to a markedly improvement of job delivery performance. Implications for theory and practice The results show theoretical and practical relevance of applying central job release to POLCA system, in high-variety production, due to its markedly positive impact on delivery performance.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-65132020000100201&lng=en&tlng=enproduction control systemspolcasimulation
spellingShingle Sílvio Carmo-Silva
Nuno Fernandes
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Luís Pinto Ferreira
Extending the POLCA production control system with centralized job release
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production control systems
polca
simulation
title Extending the POLCA production control system with centralized job release
title_full Extending the POLCA production control system with centralized job release
title_fullStr Extending the POLCA production control system with centralized job release
title_full_unstemmed Extending the POLCA production control system with centralized job release
title_short Extending the POLCA production control system with centralized job release
title_sort extending the polca production control system with centralized job release
topic production control systems
polca
simulation
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-65132020000100201&lng=en&tlng=en
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