Sources of Variation in Job Shop Production

Four Sources of Variation in Job Shop Production   Variation increases complexity and is usually considered as the enemy of productivity in manufacturing systems. In some uncommon cases, known variation in process requirements across products may improve...

Skill Matrix Utilization

Production Scheduling with Optimal Utilization of Skill Matrix Job shops are small in size and revenue with very limited resources but they are capable of making a large variety of products. Requirement of processes, resources and skills greatly varies with product....