A Pull Planning Framework - Planning for Pull

3 important questions on A Pull Planning Framework - Planning for Pull

Why is a pull system not well suited to planning?

There is no natural link to customer due dates or an inherent mechanism for planning because the system doesn't have information on demand until demands actually occur.

Which two parameters are characterized/defined for the conveyor model?

- Practical production rate: 

- Minimum practical lead time: 

What output parameter makes the conveyor model suitable to be used for planning? Why?

 -> average time until a job will be completed.

Basically this parameter makes it possible to estimate due dates for all jobs.

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