A time continuous analytic production model for service level, WIP, lead-time and utilization

Herbert Jodlbauer (1)

1 Operations Management

Because of the fact that some logistical objectives are controver-sial a trade off between short actual lead times, low inventories, high utilization, high service levels and low backorders is neces-sary. To make good decisions in the design and in particular op-timization of a production system or supply chain a deep under-standing of the relationship between the logistical figures is essential. In this article relationships between these logistical figures are developed by an analytical approach for a time con-tinuous multi item production model. Furthermore, the deviation of work in process is used to describe the fluctuation and distur-bances of real systems.

Mots clés: Physical Sciences

Herbert Jodlbauer. A time continuous analytic production model for service level, WIP, lead-time and utilization. International Journal of Production Research, 2008, 46 (07), pp.1723-1744. ⟨10.1080/00207540601080498⟩. ⟨hal-00512958⟩