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Lukman Susanto (2003) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In this paper‚ we are examining the implementation of Just-In-Time methodology in Ford for its latest small car KA; possibly one of the most interesting manufacturing revolution where companies involved in the production are integrated not only in their business processes moreover in their physical plants. The concept has been successfully developed and implemented in Valencia‚ Spain and is due to be adopted in other Ford production plants. The case study
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What is Just in Time (JIT)? Solution: Just in Time can be defined as an inventory strategy that is employed by an organization to increase the efficiency and also reduce the waste by receiving the goods only when they are actually required. This can help in reducing the inventory costs. This method will be most useful when the management is able to accurately forecast the demand. JIT stands for just in time‚ and this is an approach which is used in inventory valuation. It is a system which ensures
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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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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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Exercise 2-2 1. The cost of a hard-drive installed in a computer: direct materials cost. 2. The cost of advertising in the Puget Sound Computer User newspaper: Selling and Administrative cost. 3. The wages of employees who assemble computers from components: direct labor cost. 4. Sales commissions paid to the company’s salespeople: Selling and Administrative cost. 5. The wages of the assembly shop’s supervisor: manufacturing overhead cost. 6. The wages of the company’s accountant:
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