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Evaluating COBACABANA, COBA-POLCA, and IL-POLC in a make-to-order shop: an assessment by simulation

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  • Fernando José Gómez Paredes
  • Mario Henrique Bueno Moreira Callefi
  • Moacir Godinho Filho
  • Matthias Thürer
  • Nuno Octávio Fernandes

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In the context of make-to-order production, the challenge for production control systems (PCS) is to manage order release and capacity flow efficiently. This study proposes the indirect load paired-cell overlapping loops of cards (IL-POLC) method, integrating indirect load and POLC cards. Performance comparisons were conducted through simulation in a high-variety make-to-order shop, revealing that COBACABANA excels with the ERD rule, significantly reducing shop floor throughput time (SFTT). COBA-POLCA is a viable option with careful workload norm selection, and IL-POLC minimises other impacts. For the capacity slack rule, COBACABANA prioritises SFTT, while COBA-POLCA balances performance. In a card-based setup, COBACABANA reduces SFTT but may impact other measures.

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  • Fernando José Gómez Paredes & Mario Henrique Bueno Moreira Callefi & Moacir Godinho Filho & Matthias Thürer & Nuno Octávio Fernandes, 2026. "Evaluating COBACABANA, COBA-POLCA, and IL-POLC in a make-to-order shop: an assessment by simulation," International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 48(3), pages 404-428.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijpqma:v:48:y:2026:i:3:p:404-428
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