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HVLV Manufactuting System Controlled with Heijunka-Kanban: A Simulation Study of Dead Time and Delay Constraints

Abstract— In this work, we treat the Hight Variety Low Volume (HVLV) problematic using Heijunka lean manufacturing tool. In a manufacturing system, the principal objective is to satisfy the customer with quality and also by respecting the delivery delay. In this paper, we tackle the problem of sizing a Heijunka-Kanban production control system in order to cope with SLA delays. Unexpected delays that arise due to a variety of orders and dead time in the production loop are compensated with a suitable sizing of the Heijunka-Kanban control. Unfortunately, because of stock level constraints, unexpected delays may remain. Our work presents a typical case study of the automotive industry, a provider of rubber hoses.

Index Terms— Heijunka, Kanban, Dead time, Delay, Simulation, HVLV.

Fatma Tangour
IUT of Nantes University of Nantes and LS2N UMR CNRS 6004, France
Fidel Villalpando Rodriguez
IUT of Nantes University of Nantes and LS2N UMR CNRS 6004, France
Claude Martinez
IUT of Nantes University of Nantes and LS2N UMR CNRS 6004, France

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Cite: Fidel Villalpando Rodriguez, Fatma Tangour, Claude Martinez, " HVLV Manufactuting System Controlled with Heijunka-Kanban: A Simulation Study of Dead Time and Delay Constraints, " WCSE 2022 Spring Event: 2022 9th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Applications, pp. 1240-1251, Sanya, China, April 15-18, 2022.