Application of analytic hierarchy process in just-in-time manufacturing systems: a review. (7th July 2010)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sharma, Sanjay; Agrawal, Narayan
• Is Part Of: International journal of data analysis techniques and strategies. Volume 2:Number 3(2010)
• Page Start: 217
• Page End: 242
• Publication Date: 2010-07-07
• Subjects: JIT techniques -- manufacturing systems -- performance measures -- analytical hierarchy process -- AHP -- just-in-time -- pull production; Electronic data processing -- Periodicals; Database searching -- Periodicals; 005
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1755-8050

Abstract

Because of globalisation and an associated global manufacturing environment, cost competitiveness has become necessary. In order to survive, the manufacturing firms have to provide a high level of service to the customers and a high level of throughput with the lowest Work-In-Process (WIP) inventory among other factors. It often becomes difficult to achieve all the objectives by a company management. Implementation of the manufacturing techniques like just-in-time (JIT) or pull production techniques may give the solution. Selection of optimal policy among various JIT policies is another issue which requires a trade-off among performance measures. The most widely used method in the decision making is analytic hierarchy process (AHP). The present paper is devoted to a literature review concerning the applications of AHP in JIT manufacturing environment.