| Author | Parames Chutima |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no. IE-89-04 |
| Subject(s) | Production management
|
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for
the degree of Master of Engineering |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | The Kanban system is a system in which a subsequent process
withdraws parts from its preceding process and then the preceding
process begins to produce as many units as withdrawn. Kanban
system can be examined by two types of inventory control systems:
a fixed order quantity system and a fixed order interval system.
Under the fixed order quantity system, the predetermined fixed
quantity will be ordered when the inventory level recedes to the
reorder point. Although the order quantity is fixed, the reorder
time is irregular. Under the fixed order interval system,
however, the reorder time is fixed and the quantity ordered
depends on the usage since the previous order was placed and the
outlook of demand during the lead time. This outlook occurs
after the order is placed but before it is received. This thesis
analyzes the withdrawal Kanban operation and determines the
number of circulating Kanbans by applying mathematical
optimization models. This includes two aspects of the
withdrawal system: a fixed interval withdrawal system and a fixed
quantity withdrawal system. Three major withdrawal Kanban
systems are considered, namely: (i) Supplier Kanban (one type of
the fixed interval withdrawal system used between the paternal
company and its cooperative companies), (ii) Fixed interval
withdrawal Kanban (the other type of fixed interval withdrawal
system used in the interprocess of the assembly line), and (iii)
Fixed quantity withdrawal Kanban (the only one type of fixed
quantity withdrawal system used between the processes within the
plant and the final assembly line). The optimum number of
Kanbans for each system can be generated by using the models
described herein. |
| Year | 1989 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
| Department | Department of Industrial Systems Engineering (DISE) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Industrial Engineering (IE) |
| Chairperson(s) | Fujiwara, Okitsugu; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Van Oudheusden, D.L.;Saeed, Khalid |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Government of Japan; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1989 |