Manufacturing System Selection Using FuzzyAHP

Authors:

Shashi Kant (Manav Rachna International University, Faridabad)

Keywords: JIT, KANBAN, CONWIP, HYBRID, FUZZY-AHP.

Abstract:

A multistage, serial, unreliable manufacturing systemunder JIT environment has been considered here. JIT policy involves three important pull production systems i.e. KANBAN, CONWIP and Hybrid manufacturing systems. The present paper demonstrates the brief introduction about the three JIT techniques and application of FUZZY-AHP method to select the best possible manufacturing systems. WIP inventory, Service Level, Throughput, Lost Demand, Total Cost, Utilization of Machine and Utilization of Buffer are the chosen criteria to select the best policy.

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