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Technical note The performance of push and pull systems: a corrected analysis

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Pages 1731-1736 | Received 01 Apr 1990, Published online: 30 Mar 2007
 

SUMMARY

In a recent article, Sarker and Fitzsimmons (1989) compare the effects of push and pull tactics in a serial production line with identical stations. As part of their work, they present data on the relationship between the throughput of the line and the coefficient of variation of processing times. We take issue with their distinction between push and pull, and we provide evidence that their numerical estimates are flawed.

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