Application of the theory of constraints to a bottleneck operation in a manufacturing plant
Application of the theory of constraints to a bottleneck operation in a manufacturing plant
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DOI：
10.1108/17410380510583617
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发表时间：
2005-04
影响因子：
7.6
通讯作者：
C. Pegels;Craig Watrous
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作者：
C. Pegels;Craig Watrous
目的-本文的目的是描述一个研究的成功应用理论的约束（TOC）的制造工厂的运作问题。TOC应用程序需要识别制造过程中的瓶颈约束，这些约束限制了产量，从而对工厂的生产率和效率产生了负面影响。设计/方法/方法-所使用的方法是对制造过程中瓶颈的详细案例研究。在这种情况下，瓶颈是模具更换操作，包括重型卡车照明系统组件的塑料注射过程。结果-据发现，为了消除瓶颈，四个单独的解决方案的方法被应用到这个问题，这四个解决方案共同消除了瓶颈约束。研究限制/影响-这种方法的局限性是，TOC方法的应用是高度具体的特定操作。独创性/价值-在复杂…
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe a study of the successful application of the theory of constraints (TOC) to a manufacturing plant operations problem. The TOC application required the identification of a bottleneck constraint in the manufacturing process which limited through‐put and thus negatively affected plant productivity and efficiency.Design/methodology/approach – The methodology used was a detailed case study of the bottleneck in the manufacturing process. The bottleneck in this case was the mold‐changing operations, consisting of a plastic injection process for heavy‐duty truck‐lighting systems components.Findings – It was found that to eliminate the bottleneck four separate solution approaches were applied to the problem, and these four solutions collectively eliminated the bottleneck constraint.Research limitations/implications – The limitation of this approach is that the application of the TOC method is highly specific to the particular operation.Originality/value – On compl...