In order to regulate work in process (WIP) to the desired value in the job shop production control system, capacity adjustment as an effective and efficient measure, which is typically achieved by flexible staffs and working time. In this paper, instead of traditional labour-oriented approaches,...

Due to changes in individual demand, manufacturing processes have become more complex and dynamic. To cope with respective fluctuations as well as machine breakdowns, capacity adjustment is one of the major effective measures. Instead of labor-oriented methods, we propose a machinery-based...