A compact electronics cell mounts, fastens and dispatches sensor modules. Compare demand-authorized replenishment with continuous push production. During a customer pause, observe which policy keeps building unwanted finished stock.
• A 3D laboratory scene with: Sensor-module assembly nest; Customer order terminal; Finished-module supermarket; Shipping chute; Release-authority signal. • Controls: Release policy; Customer order interval (2-10 s/unit); Cell processing time (1-8 s/unit); Finished stock target (0-8 units); Customer pause from 20 to 40 s. • Live readouts: Finished modules; Unfilled orders; Module in process; Modules produced; Modules shipped; Mean fulfilled order delay. • Guided experiments: Pull through a demand pause; Push through the same pause; Insufficient capacity.
• Pull release if stock + in-process − backlog < target • Push release whenever idle and stock < 80 • Stock balance: initial target + produced − shipped = stock • Order balance: arrived − shipped = backlog • One animation second = one process second.
Deterministic one-cell illustration of a base-stock pull policy versus continuous push, not a complete Toyota production system. No setups, quality loss or upstream shortages. Two policy trials must share demand, service and initial stock for a fair comparison. Capacity shortages still cause backlog under pull.
No. The release rule controls inventory authorization, not physical processing speed.
No. Reducing buffers can expose shortages; service and lead time also matter.
After replenishing the target, the cell waits during the pause.
Deterministic one-cell illustration of a base-stock pull policy versus continuous push, not a complete Toyota production system. No setups, quality loss or upstream shortages. Two policy trials must share demand, service and initial stock for a fair comparison. Capacity shortages still cause backlog under pull.