The paper reviews 'classic approaches' to Production Planning and Control (PPC) such as
Kanban, Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP II) and Theory of Constrains (TOC), and …

The workload control (WLC) concept has received much attention in the past three decades;
however, a comprehensive literature review has not been presented. In response, this article …

Protecting throughput from variance is the key to achieving lean. Workload control (WLC)
accomplishes this in complex make‐to‐order job shops by controlling lead times, capacity …

Two key concepts in the production planning and control literature that incorporate an order
release function are the Theory of Constraints, with its drum-buffer-rope release method, and …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to present a successful implementation of a
comprehensive workload control (WLC) concept; and to describe the associated …

Workload control (WLC) is a lean oriented system that reduces queues and waiting times, by
imposing a cap to the workload released to the shop floor. Unfortunately, WLC performance …

This paper deals with improving the lead-time performance of a large crystal manufacturer
that uses a state-of-the-art commercial Enterprise Resource Planning system. Since the …

The Workload Control (WLC) concept is one of few Production Planning and Control (PPC)
solutions appropriate for Make-To-Order (MTO) companies yet its successful implementation …

Lean implementations are no longer limited to high-volume production and are becoming
increasingly common in low-volume, high-variety non-repetitive companies. Such …

Abstract Most Workload Control literature assumes that delivery performance is determined
by tardiness related performance measures only. While this may be true for companies that …