A kanban module for simulating pull production in ARENA

Authors:
Mark A. Treadwell;Jeffrey W. Herrmann
Affiliations:
University of Maryland, College Park, MD;University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Venue:
WSC '05 Proceedings of the 37th conference on Winter simulation
Year:
2005

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Abstract

In the short timeline of rapid improvement events (kaizen events), it is difficult to use the full power of simulation because of the time required to construct models, particularly if the system uses pull production control methods such as kanbans. This paper describes multiple ways to model pull production control and compares them on measures related to model construction and execution. A kanban workstation module significantly reduces the time required to develop a pull production model, which makes simulation more useful as a decision-making tool in rapid improvement events.