Why Just-in-Time Won't Work for Public Health

Why Just-in-time Won’t Work for Public Health Overview of Supply Chain Basics
James Elam, Manager, 3M Supply Chain Network Analysis Rob Wehrman, Manager, 3M Supply Chain Optimization & Modeling Expertise Center

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Our Values and Goals

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Six Market - Leading Businesses
Health Care Business Consumer and Office Business Industrial and Transportation Business

Electro and Communications Business Display and Graphics Business Safety, Security and Protection Services Business

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International Focus
3M companies in more than 60 countries Sales in nearly 200 countries Consulting with Ministries of Health outside the US on Pandemic Influenza Preparedness

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Speakers
James Elam, Manager, 3M Supply Chain Network Analysis Rob Wehrman, Manager, 3M Supply Chain Optimization & Modeling Expertise Center

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Agenda
Introduction Basics Concepts in Supply Chain and Manufacturing Just-in-Time Manufacturing Concepts Warehouse and Transportation Considerations Conclusions Questions

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General Supply Chain Processes
Demand Information

Material Flow

Material Flow

Material Flow

Typical Supply Chain Network Model
Supplier Manufacturing Distribution Customer

Delay

Delay

Delay

Planning

Planning

Planning

Planning

Forecasted Demand and/or Orders Information

Planning

Types of Manufacturing Processes: Batch
Most prevalent Planned quantity of one product Many different products made on same equipment Economic situation determines an optimal batch size Products are run in a logical sequence to optimize process Lead time includes waiting in queue and processing time

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Types of Manufacturing Processes: Flow
Not as prevalent Single product production Very low variability Equipment usually runs at a steady pace Lead time is short as product is available all the time Capacity is expensive and hard to increase

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