Practical Applications of Logistic Operating Curves

CIRP Papers presented in 2005 and 2006 introduced the Logistic Operating Curves (LOC) and explained their theoretical basics. Following up these articles, this paper outlines possible practical industrial applications. Generally, LOC can be applied for controlling and upgrading both the logistic processing reliability and processing capability. Based on the concept of Logistic Positioning the article focuses on how to identify logistic potentials and how to derive suitable measures by means of LOC. In addition, approaches to flow rate oriented scheduling and calculating lot sizes are introduced.