Usano, Rafael Ruiz with Adolfo Crespo Marquez, "Computing the Optimal Production Rates in a Complex Production System", 1991
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It is very well known that setting of the optimal production rates in a complex production system is one of the most important and difficult decisions to be taken. This decision making process frequently seems to be an artisan job as it is necessary to take into account many influential factors simultaneously. In this paper we discuss the way of setting the optimal production rates, by applying optimization techniques and system dynamics methodologies. We study the effects of this approach on costs in order to minimize them and obtain good overall results, even for non-financial measurements. Simulations results are presented.