Synchronized Production

近年来，美国制造商面临着越来越多的 来自国外的竞争。 除了价格低廉， 竞争力现在需要出色的质量，短的交货时间， 并提高对客户不断变化的需求的响应能力。 成功应对这种变化的公司 环境已经通过减少在制品（WIP）和 成品库存水平，从而可以及早发现 减少质量问题、缩短交货期和降低脆弱性 不断变化的需求 导致高库存水平和长交货期的主要原因是 制造和装配之间缺乏同步。 哪里 他们是适用的，看板和其他这样的拉式系统实现了 高度同步。 不幸的是，看板 仅适用于重复性制造环境。 因此，在本发明中， 效率较低但更适用的系统，如材料 需求规划继续得到应用。 该项目将制定一项生产控制战略， 称为同步生产，它提供了更高的 看板在更广泛的制造业中的表现 环境. IBM公司正在为该项目的某些部分提供资金， 与电路板工厂直接相关的研究 的 美国国家科学基金会（NSF）和IBM联合资助的结果将是基本的理论 新的控制策略背后，以及经验， 部分实施。 通过将工业和 在政府的支持下，该项目将开发 实现同步所需的理论和应用结果 生产在恢复竞争力方面发挥作用 美国制造业。

In recent years American manufacturers have faced increasing competition from abroad. In addition to having low prices, being competitive now requires outstanding quality, short lead times, and increased responsiveness to customer's changing demands. Companies that have successfully responded to this changing environment have done so by decreasing work in process (WIP) and finished goods inventory levels thereby allowing early detection of quality problems, shorter lead times, and less vulnerability to changing demands. A major cause of high WIP levels and long lead times is the lack of synchronization between fabrication and assembly. Where they are applicable, Kanban and other such pull systems achieve a high degree of synchronization. Unfortunately, Kanban is suitable only for repetitive manufacturing environments. Thus, less effective but more applicable systems such as Materials Requirements Planning continue to find application. This project will develop a production control strategy, called Synchronized Production, that offers the increased performance of Kanban in a much wider variety of manufacturing environments. IBM Corporation is funding certain portions of the research that pertain directly to a circuit board plant. The result of the joint NSF and IBM funding will be the basic theory behind the new control strategy as well as experience with portions of its implementation. By combining industry and government support, this project will develop both the theoretical and applied results needed to enable Synchronized Production to play a role in restoring the competitiveness of American manufacturing.