Fixed-cycle smoothed production improves lean performance for make-to-stock manufacturing

Business & Economics

• Make-to-stock 96%
• Production Cycle 93%
• Production Control 89%
• Manufacturing 68%
• Stochastic Demand 55%
• Inventory Control 53%
• Lean Manufacturing 52%
• Production Smoothing 38%
• Distribution Operations 37%
• Operations Research 34%
• Product Availability 33%
• Statistical Process Control 30%
• Imaging 29%
• Performance 28%
• Lot Size 27%
• Cycle Time 26%
• Operating Costs 23%
• Consultants 21%
• Schedule 19%
• Goods 16%
• Supply Chain 14%

Engineering & Materials Science

• Lean production 100%
• Production control 93%
• Inventory control 64%
• Statistical process control 31%
• Operations research 28%
• Operating costs 24%
• Supply chains 24%
• Printing 23%
• Industry 21%
• Imaging techniques 18%
• Availability 17%