Continuous order release is expected to shorten delivery times and the percentage of tardy jobs (orders), therefore, is in line with the current competitive manufacturing environment, where enterprises have to be focused on speed of response to customer requirements. This expectation emerges from the continuous reviewing of orders for releasing, potentially leading to an important reduction of the time during which orders will remain in the pool before being released into the shop floor. Therefore, applying continuous release may be a strategy of widespread application that is likely to be required in future implementations of the WLC approach to production control, as also noted by Stevenson and Silva (2008).