The Production Control System for High-Mix, Low-Volume and Custom Products
by
Rajan Suri
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2018
POLCA (Paired-cell Overlapping Loops of Cards with Authorization) is a card-based visual control system that manages the flow of jobs through the shop floor: at each operation, it controls which job should be worked on next to meet delivery targets. POLCA ensures that upstream operations use their...