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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 319-327 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Production Engineering |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Early online date | 1 Apr 2016 |
| Publication status | Published - Jun 2016 |
Abstract
Controlling the time synchronicity of supply processes for assembly requires a quantitative measure. An existing controlling instrument, the supply diagram, already provides an effective way of assessing the supply situation. It incorporates different key figures which allow for an evaluation of a company’s supply process coordination. However, it lacks a key figure for describing the level of time synchronicity. Therefore, a quantitative evaluation of actions to improve the time synchronicity in supply processes is not possible. Based on an existing approach of approximating the completion of full assembly orders, a key figure for describing the level of time synchronicity is developed in this article: the synchronicity factor. As this new key figure is dependent on the average number of components required for one assembly order for the regarded time period, a second measure, the relative synchronicity factor, accounts for this number and can thereby be used to compare different time periods. As the numerical calculation of the synchronicity factors is a complex problem, the possibility of applying a simple hill climbing algorithm to accurately determine the synchronicity factor for a certain supply situation is examined.
Keywords
- Controlling, Procurement management, Production planning and control, Supply chain management, Supply diagram, Time synchronicity
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Engineering(all)
- Mechanical Engineering
- Engineering(all)
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
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In: Production Engineering, Vol. 10, No. 3, 06.2016, p. 319-327.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Quantitative controlling approach of time synchronicity in convergent supply processes
AU - Hund, Eric C.
AU - Rochow, Philip
AU - Mach, Florian
AU - Nyhuis, Peter
N1 - Funding Information: This publication has been composed as part of research project “Network Control Technique for a Synchronous Material Supply for Assembly”, which is founded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). The authors thankfully acknowledge its financial support.
PY - 2016/6
Y1 - 2016/6
N2 - Controlling the time synchronicity of supply processes for assembly requires a quantitative measure. An existing controlling instrument, the supply diagram, already provides an effective way of assessing the supply situation. It incorporates different key figures which allow for an evaluation of a company’s supply process coordination. However, it lacks a key figure for describing the level of time synchronicity. Therefore, a quantitative evaluation of actions to improve the time synchronicity in supply processes is not possible. Based on an existing approach of approximating the completion of full assembly orders, a key figure for describing the level of time synchronicity is developed in this article: the synchronicity factor. As this new key figure is dependent on the average number of components required for one assembly order for the regarded time period, a second measure, the relative synchronicity factor, accounts for this number and can thereby be used to compare different time periods. As the numerical calculation of the synchronicity factors is a complex problem, the possibility of applying a simple hill climbing algorithm to accurately determine the synchronicity factor for a certain supply situation is examined.
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KW - Controlling
KW - Procurement management
KW - Production planning and control
KW - Supply chain management
KW - Supply diagram
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JO - Production Engineering
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