Title :
A method of bottleneck control in build-to-order supply chain
Author :
Xu, Yimin ; Ma, Shihua
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Manage., Huazhong Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Wuhan, China
Abstract :
Build-to-order (BTO) supply chain is a successful pattern for satisfying end customer needs. But the present product control strategies and methods like JIT are difficult to work in BTO supply chain. In this paper, a new theoretic approach to bottleneck identification in BTO supply chain is introduced. The approach is combined with the theory of constraints and input/output control. Using this approach, bottlenecks are defined, and their implications for production control are discussed. Then a production control model based on the bottlenecks is developed and analyzed. At last, a queuing model to describe the model is made.
Keywords :
customer satisfaction; production control; queueing theory; supply chain management; bottleneck control; bottleneck identification; build-to-order supply chain; end customer needs satisfaction; production control model; queuing model; Control systems; Costs; Environmental economics; Manufacturing; Materials requirements planning; Production control; Production systems; Supply chain management; Supply chains; Technology management; BTO supply chain; production control; supply bottleneck;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, 2008. IEEM 2008. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Singapore
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2629-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2630-0
DOI :
10.1109/IEEM.2008.4738191
