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CONWIP: a standalone construct

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CONWIP1 CONSTRUCTConwip (Operations)SPEARMAN · OPERATIONS

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Operations management

a pull system that caps total work-in-process on a production line and releases a job only when one leaves.

In operations management, CONWIP refers to a pull system that caps total work-in-process on a production line and releases a job only when one leaves. This meaning comes from Spearman (1990) in International Journal of Production Research.[1]

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References

  1. Spearman, M. L., Woodruff, D. L., & Hopp, W. J. (1990). CONWIP: a pull alternative to kanban. International Journal of Production Research, 28(5), 879-894. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207549008942761

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