There are plans to produce some subparts of the product in a Kanban-controlled manner. A simulation model is described which allows to study the feasibility of these plans and to determine the operational parameters (such as number of Kanbans and container size). This feasibility study was carried out for two scenarios:
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(1) all subpart types are produced in a Kanban controlled manner and
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(2) only the production of fast-movers on two (out of three) machines is Kanban controlled. The sensitivy of the results vis-à-vis a number of assumptions (set-up time reduction, machine breakdowns, tool availability, etc.) is also presented.