Determining Lot Sizes Research Articles

Abstract The conclusions arrived at by Taylor in his paper on Shop Management in 1903, together with the methods he described, were based upon the thesis that every organized effort of human endeavor can be analyzed into its fundamental elements, and that these elements can be forecast and arranged in an orderly sequence that represents the best combination to attain the desired result. The analysis and arrangement of the elements of production brought about the two great divisions of productive effort that are characteristic of modern industrial management and production control — planning and performance. In this paper the author presents an outline of the subject of production control in manufacturing, taking up for consideration respectively actual output with given equipment; preplanning; the establishment of manufacturing programs; determination of lot sizes; establishment of the production schedule; operation analysis; stores systems; despatching of work; inspection; maintenance; and forms.

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