Dr. Yacob Khojasteh is an associate professor at the Graduate School of Global Studies, Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan. He received his Ph.D. in engineering from the University of Tsukuba, Japan. He also received his M.Sc. in policy and planning sciences, and in industrial engineering from the University of Tsukuba, and Tarbiat Modares University, respectively. He has over six years of professional experience in industry and consulting. His research interests include production and operations management, supply chain management, logistics and warehousing, systems modeling and optimization, and lean production systems.

• Introduction (Pull and Push Systems, Just-in-Time Systems, Need for Control Systems in a Pull Context).- Unified View of Pull Production Systems.- The Magic of Pull Production Systems.- A Unified Framework for Production Control Systems.- Analysis of Control Systems in Serial Production Lines.- Analysis of Control Systems in Assembly Production Systems.- Conclusions.- Appendix.

Dr. Yacob Khojasteh is an associate professor at the Graduate School of Global Studies, Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan. He received his Ph.D. in engineering from the University of Tsukuba, Japan. He also received his M.Sc. in policy and planning sciences, and in industrial engineering from the University of Tsukuba, and Tarbiat Modares University, respectively. He has over six years of professional experience in industry and consulting. His research interests include production and operations management, supply chain management, logistics and warehousing, systems modeling and optimization, and lean production systems.

• Introduction (Pull and Push Systems, Just-in-Time Systems, Need for Control Systems in a Pull Context).- Unified View of Pull Production Systems.- The Magic of Pull Production Systems.- A Unified Framework for Production Control Systems.- Analysis of Control Systems in Serial Production Lines.- Analysis of Control Systems in Assembly Production Systems.- Conclusions.- Appendix.

Dr. Yacob Khojasteh is an associate professor at the Graduate School of Global Studies, Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan. He received his Ph.D. in engineering from the University of Tsukuba, Japan. He also received his M.Sc. in policy and planning sciences, and in industrial engineering from the University of Tsukuba, and Tarbiat Modares University, respectively. He has over six years of professional experience in industry and consulting. His research interests include production and operations management, supply chain management, logistics and warehousing, systems modeling and optimization, and lean production systems.

• Introduction (Pull and Push Systems, Just-in-Time Systems, Need for Control Systems in a Pull Context).- Unified View of Pull Production Systems.- The Magic of Pull Production Systems.- A Unified Framework for Production Control Systems.- Analysis of Control Systems in Serial Production Lines.- Analysis of Control Systems in Assembly Production Systems.- Conclusions.- Appendix.