Improving Urgency-Based Backlog Sequencing of Jobs: An Assessment by Simulation

When order release is applied, jobs are withheld in a backlog from where they are released to meet certain performance targets. The decision that selects jobs for release is typically preceded by a sequencing decision. It was traditionally assumed that backlog sequencing is only responsible for rele...

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Published in:	Machines
Main Authors:	Nuno O. Fernandes, Matthias Thürer, Mark Stevenson, Silvio Carmo-Silva
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2022-10-01
Subjects:	lean order release backlog sequencing re-entrant flow shop simulation
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1702/10/10/935