Variation of CONWIP Systems

The paper describes the workings for four models of CONWIP systems used till date; the basic CONWIP system, the hybrid CONWIP system, the multi-product CONWIP system, and the parallel CONWIP system. The final novel model is introduced in this paper in a general form. These models may be adopted for analysis for both simulation studies and implementation on the shop floor. For each model, input parameters of interest are highlighted and their impacts on several system performance measures are addressed.

Authors:

• Joshua Prakash
• Chin Jeng Feng

Keywords:

• CONWIP
• hybrid CONWIP
• mixed CONWIP
• multi-product CONWIP.

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