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by "George W. L. Sousa"
Thu Nov 13, 2003 3:40 pm
Forum: SD Mailing List Archive
Topic: Instability in Pull Systems (flexible kanbans)
Replies: 6
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Instability in Pull Systems (flexible kanbans)

Dear Jim Hines, I appreciate your attention (and I am looking forward to getting more familiar with some of your work in this area through Paulos thesis)! You raised an excellent point regarding the stabilizing effects of pull systems. I imagine that your point is also closely related to the fact th...
by "George W. L. Sousa"
Thu Nov 06, 2003 4:16 pm
Forum: SD Mailing List Archive
Topic: Instability in Pull Systems (flexible kanbans)
Replies: 6
Views: 14685

Instability in Pull Systems (flexible kanbans)

Dear SDS friends, It has been argued in the Production Planning and Control literature that "pull" (or Just-in-Time type systems) are not suitable for operation in environments where demand is unstable or volatile. Has anybody been involved with supply chain instability studies in this are...