Ankara : Department of Industrial Engineering and Institute of Engineering and Sciences, Bilkent Univ., 1997.Thesis (Master's) -- Bilkent University, 1997.Includes bibliographical references leaves 107-112In the last years, the term just in-time (JIT) has become a common term in
repretitive manufacturing systems. It can be defined as the ideal of having
the necessary amount of material available where it is needed and when it is
needed. One of the major elements of JIT philosophy and pull mechanism is
the Kanban system. This system is the information processing and hence shop
floor control system of JIT philosophy.
In this study, we propose an algorithm to determine the withdrawal cycle
length, kanban size and number of kanbans simultancously in a periodic review
Kanban system under multi-item, multi-stage, multi period modified flowline
production setting. The proposed algorithm considers the impact of operating
characteristics such a.s scheduling and actual lead times on design parameters.Erhun, FeryalM.S
