The task of developing and managing production systems has become increasingly complex over the years, and currently, in order to face customers' changing demands and global competition, managers have the difficult task of combining mass production efficiency with customization of pre-industrial craft production era. Accordingly, the enterprises in the Engineer-to-Order (ETO) Capital Goods Industry are exposed to very adverse market conditions and have pursued modern production management strategies to improve production flow and minimize the drawbacks inherent to their production systems. This study investigates ETO Capital Goods Industry, also known as large assembly manufacturing system, aiming to propose a method for the joint implementation of lean manufacturing principles and theory of constraints using appropriate Ordering Systems to reduce production lead time and increase delivery dependability.
Capital goods; Engineer to Order; Lean production; Theory of constraints; Ordering systems
