International Journal of Quality Innovation

Korean Society for Quality Management (한국품질경영학회)
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Research on the Throughput Impact of the Strategic Stabilizing Capacity Constraint Resources by Prolonging Planning Period

  • Wu, Horng-Huei (Department of Industrial Engineering and System Management Chung-Hua University) ;
  • Chen, Ching-Piao (Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Ta-Hwa Institute of Technology) ;
  • Tsai, Chih-Hung (Department of Information Management Yuan-Pei University) ;
  • Huang, Kuo-Wei (Department of Industrial Engineering and System Management Chung-Hua University)
  • Published : 2009.08.31
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Abstract

The issue of capacity constraint resources (CCR) or bottlenecks wandering in product mix decision by applying Theory of Constraints (TOC) management philosophy has been mentioned and demonstrated in several papers. In this study, the effect for prolonging the planning period (PPP) so as to stabilize the CCR is investigated. The results show that the effect for PPP alternative will be positive or negative which is depending on the environment condition. However, a majority cases which have positive effect for PPP alternative can be recognized prior knowing the marketing demand, which is significant in the real application.

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