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International Journal of Production Research Volume 27, 1989 - Issue 10
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The performance of push and pull systems: a simulation and comparative study†

BHABA R. SARKER Department of Industrial Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, 77843, USA
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JAMES A. FITZSIMMONS Department of Management, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, 78712, USA
Pages 1715-1731 | Received 01 Jan 1988, Published online: 30 Mar 2007
 
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Abstract

Ideally the just-in-time (pull system) production system holds no buffer inventory so that the production is ‘just in time’. This is achieved only when the stage's operation times are constant and equal; but realistically the variability of operator performance and/or the unequal distribution of task times precludes such an ideal situation. As a result, the production line experiences problems. In this paper we investigate the effects of these variabilities on the performance of push and pull systems and how the manager can decide which production technique to adopt. The implication of the simulation results are reported and openings for future research are identified.

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Presented at the ORSA/TIMS Joint National Conference, Denver, CO, USA, 24-26 October 1988

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