Winter, MichaelMichaelWinterLuttkau, AlexanderAlexanderLuttkauLödding, HermannHermannLödding2021-06-282021-06-282021WT Werkstattstechnik 111 (4): 190-194 (2021)http://hdl.handle.net/11420/9802Capacity flexibility is of central importance for production management. It enables companies to respond to fluctuations in demand. Less well known is its significance for the necessary WIP buffers and throughput times in production. Based on flexible capacities, companies can reduce the required level of work-in-process buffer. This effect is modelled and visualized with production operating curves.en1436-498020214190194Journal Article10.37544/1436-4980-2021-04-12Other