Abstract
The objective of this paper is to develop a simulation model to study the performance of a typical single line, multistage pull production systems namely: Kanban – Conwip and Kanban – Base stock. The customer demand and setup number have an exponential distribution between: 160 and 360 products/day and 2 and 8 setups. The entire manufacturing line was simulated for 825 hours, which include 75 hours warm – up period. The performance measure is WIP (Work in process). The simulation results indicate that the setup numbers have a smaller and negative influence on the WIP and the influence of demand is bigger than setup number.
Keywords: Kanban, Base Stock, Conwip, Pull, Performance