Implementing Pull Manufacturing in Make-To-Order Environments

The demand for increasing product variety and customization has forced many companies to adopt a make-to-order (MTO) strategy. Traditional push-type MTO suffer from unstable demands, struggling deliver on time, making them consider the utilization of pull systems control production. In present paper, an overview in environments is presented. Moreover, discrete event simulation (DES) model company printing packaging industrial sector was developed validated, order identify areas improvement. DES also used evaluate feasibility implementing three types systems: kanban, CONstant-Work-In-Process (CONWIP) Paired Overlapping Loops Cards with Authorizations (POLCA). main performance indicators measured were average WIP throughput time parts. key findings this project case study were: a) kanban inapplicable current routing parts; b) CONWIP strategy improves shop floor performance, but only when extra capacity added extrusion workstation; c) production based POLCA leads blockage system due existence multi-routes undirected routing.