Title :
Affect of Production cycle time in manufacturing supply chain management: A system dynamics approach
Author :
Rodrigues, L.L.R. ; Patel, R. ; Gopalakrishna, B. ; Shetty, Pradeep Kumar ; Rao, B. R Srinivasa
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. & Manuf. Eng., MIT, Manipal, India
Abstract :
This paper deals with the development of a System Dynamics Model to study the influence of Production cycle time on: Production start rate, Work in progress, Production rate, Distribution inventory, Distribution rate, and Waste rate. The simulation results indicate that Production cycle time has a significant influence on `Bullwhip Effect´ and there may be a need to stretch the Production cycle time and reduce the delays to minimize this effect. Reduction of Bullwhip effect is a constant endeavour in Supply Chain Management (SCM) and this paper is also an attempt in this direction with specific reference to the influence of Production cycle time.
Keywords :
supply chain management; work in progress; Bullwhip effect; distribution inventory; distribution rate; manufacturing supply chain management; production cycle time; production start rate; system dynamics model; waste rate; work in progress; Delay effects; Inventory control; Manufacturing industries; Mechanical engineering; Production management; Production systems; Pulp manufacturing; Supply chain management; Supply chains; Virtual manufacturing; Bullwhip effect; Inventory control; Production cycle time; Production management; Supply chain management; System Dynamics;
Conference_Titel :
Management of Innovation and Technology (ICMIT), 2010 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Singapore
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6565-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6566-8
DOI :
10.1109/ICMIT.2010.5492857
