Caterpillar presentation Last night I had the pleasure to hear Julie Lagacy speak for Northern Illinois University BELIEF Week. Julie is the Vice-President of Finance Services Division at Caterpillar. She is married and has two children. I am very sure her family is proud of her. Julie talked about how Caterpillar employs about 125‚000 workers. They have a code of conduct that they started back in 1925 which is a value based system. They motto in this area is be present‚ seek‚ share‚ listen
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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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JUST IN TIME LEARNING: Much of the educational materials we receive in our institutions are to prepare us for the future. Many students ask about whether what they are learning will come in handy or when will they use it and teachers reply that just learn it and you can apply it just-in-case when you need it. But when you learn something when it is actually needed and not before time it is known as Just-in-Time learning (JIT). It does not defer the implication of knowledge instead it relies on self
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organizational model‚ including the “lines and boxes” of reporting relationships and job descriptions. Just as an individual’s physical and intellectual qualities depend on his or her genetic code‚ the building blocks of organizational DNA determine how a firm looks and behaves‚ both internally and externally. These building blocks matter because they deeply influence everyone’s decisions — not just decisions made by people at the top of the hierarchy. For example‚ if you work in middle management
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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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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 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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JUST IN TIME ➢ INDEX 1) INTRODUCTION 3 2) HISTORY 5 3) REASONS FOR HIGH LEVEL OF INVENTORY 6 4) OBJECTIVES
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The Just In Time Inventory System The Just In Time (JIT) inventory system is an inventory strategy used by businesses to increase productivity‚ quality of product and sales‚ while decreasing labor costs and space. JIT allows a company to purchase materials only as needed to meet actual customer demand. When using JIT‚ inventory can be reduced to the bare minimum‚ even to zero. To successfully implement the JIT inventory system you must carefully schedule material to arrive when needed
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