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

fYear

2008

fDate

8-11 Dec. 2008

Firstpage

1845

Lastpage

1849

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;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

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

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEEM.2008.4738191

Filename

4738191