Just in time (JIT) is described as a philosophy‚ managerial concept or manufacturing strategy. It achieved fame in the late 1970’s through Taiichi Ohno and is used in many companies till this day especially automotive industries. Just in time was originally a practice of the Toyota motor company in Japan. Chakravorty and Atwater 1995 (cited in Singh and Ahija‚ 2015) suggest that the fundamental of Just in time philosophy is continuous improvement in process through removal of all types of waste.
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CHAPTER 15 Lean operations and JIT Short case: Just-in-time at Jimmy’s St James’s Hospital‚ in Leeds in the north of the UK‚ affectionately known as ‘Jimmy’s’‚ is Europe’s largest teaching hospital. It employs around 4500 people to support the 90 000 in-patient treatments per year and over 450 000 total admissions. Under increasing pressure to reduce costs‚ to contain inventory and to improve service‚ the Supplies Department has undertaken a major analysis of its activities‚ to try and
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The technique was first used by the Ford Motor Company as described explicitly by Henry Ford’s My Life and Work (1923): "We have found in buying materials that it is not worthwhile to buy for other than immediate needs. We buy only enough to fit into the plan of production‚ taking into consideration the state of transportation at the time. If transportation were perfect and an even flow of materials could be assured‚ it would not be necessary to carry any stock whatsoever. The carloads of raw materials
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Just in time production (JIT) Just in time is a ‘pull’ system of production‚ so actual orders provide a signal for when a product should be manufactured. Demand-pull enables a firm to produce only what is required‚ in the correct quantity and at the correct time. `Just-in-time ’ is a management philosophy and not a technique. It originally referred to the production of goods to meet customer demand exactly‚ in time‚ quality and quantity‚ whether the `customer ’ is the final purchaser of the
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In this paper‚ we tried to present an overview on the Just In Time practices and how it originated and what it involves from goals and objectives; that would make organizations all over the world apply the concept while aiming at enhancing it’s production‚ minimizing costs and thus generating more revenues. We also tackled Toyota- Car Manufacturing Company as a case study for being one of the very first manufacturers who gave up old traditional manufacturing practices and started implementing JIT
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JUST IN TIME ➢ INDEX 1) INTRODUCTION 3 2) HISTORY 5 3) REASONS FOR HIGH LEVEL OF INVENTORY 6 4) OBJECTIVES
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References: 1) Schniederjans‚.John R.Olson(1999) Advanced topics in Just in time. 2) Robert C (2005) Improving health care using Toyota lean production method. 3) Jane Marcean (1992) Reworking the world: oganisations‚ technologies and cultures in competitive perspectives. 4) Harold Kerzer (2006) Project management: A system
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Just-In-Time Distribution and Barilla SpA Anybody who knows something about business had heard the term Just-in-time (JIT) inventory. It involves producing only what is need‚ when it is needed. The principle of Just in time is to eliminate sources of manufacturing waste by getting the right quantity of raw materials and producing the right quantity of products in the right place at the right time.(1) In this way‚ manufactures receive parts and materials "just in time" to meet the day’s manufacturing
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available when needed. Further‚ an inventory management system will be used to ensure appropriate quantities are available to meet demand‚ but without risking overstock. Overstock of any material will be costly in terms of storage facility costs‚ and the time value of money‚ however for perishable goods‚ the stakes are significantly higher. The balance between having enough stock and having overstock can be the difference between having a successful and profitable business and having a business that is
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Just-in-time Simulation Abilla‚ Pete. "Just In Time Inventory: Modeling The Impact of Variability with Monte Carlo Simulation." Shmula. Shmula‚ n.d. Web. 01 Mar. 2014. <http://www.shmula.com/just-in-time-inventory-variability-monte-carlo-simulation/9406/>. This website offers a good simulation of Just-in-time inventory controls and offers a Monte Carlo Simulator to show how just-in-time systems can work. Videos Saffold‚ Laura. "JIT (Just in Time Manufacturing)." YouTube. YouTube‚ 16 Oct. 2011.
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