EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The philosophy of just-in-time (JIT) originated in Japan 50 years ago at Toyota Motor Co. The goal is to create a production environment driven by demand that holds only a small amount of inventory and products at any given time. Organizations in the manufacturing‚ service and public sectors are implementing a wide variety of innovative managerial tools and JIT philosophy to help them deal with the highly competitive‚ customer-driven environments in which they must operate. External
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MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS PLANNING (MRP) The material requirements planning (MRP) system provides the user with information about timing (when to order) and quantity (how much to order)‚ generates new orders‚ and reschedules existing orders as necessary to meet the changing requirements of customers and manufacturing. The system is driven by change and constantly recalculates material requirements based on actual or forecasted orders. It makes adjustments to deal with possible problems prior to their
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The JIT system works with flow shop‚ which uses specialized resources; in this case‚ the work follows a fixed path. While the MRP system uses job shop‚ which uses general purpose resources‚ it is highly flexible. Between the MRP there are two kinds of differences‚ the usage and design differences. The MRP design profile points out that it has high production flexibility‚ there is a high degree of order tracking. This system needs high data accuracy and lots of computer use. As well there is high
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Lean Manufacturing/JIT Production “Continuous improvement is not about the things you do well - that’s work. Continuous improvement is about removing the things that get in the way of your work. The headaches‚ the things that slow you down‚ that’s what continuous improvement is all about.” ~Bruce Hamilton Continuous improvement is what makes companies profitable. Not only must they constantly innovate their product and services to satisfy the needs of their consumers‚ but also their
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An MRP Solution for Riordan Manufacturing Table of Contents Executive Summary ……………………………………………………………………….. 3 Scope ………………………………………………………………………………………. 4 Project Feasibility …………………………………………………………………………. 6 Current Operating State …………………………………………………………………… 6 Requirements ……………………………………………………………………………… 10 Future Operating State …………………………………………………………………….. 12 System Components ………………………………………………………………………. 14 System Architecture ………………………………………………………………………
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JIT at Arnold Palmer Hospital Arnold Palmer Hospital’s is one of the most important hospitals in the US where it specializes in treatment of women and children. One of its main goals is manage a reduce costs‚ for this reason Arnold Palmer hospital uses some crucial just-in-time (JIT) techniques. These techniques help to maintain the control of its inventory with a high efficiency and low cost. The mission of this case will be answering the discussion questions‚ but focusing in Just-in-time strategies
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IMPORTANT CONDITIONS FOR JIT TO BE SUCCESSFUL 1 Relationships with suppliers have to be excellent. Suppliers must be prepared and able to supply fresh supplies at very short notice – short lead time. This often means that a firm will only have one‚ or at most two‚ suppliers for each component‚ so that a relationship of mutual benefit can be built up. 2 Production staff must be multi-skilled and prepared to change jobs at short notice. Each worker must be able to switch to making different items
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Major Research Project [For the partial fulfillment of requirement towards degree in Master of Business Administration (MBA)‚ 2009-11 of Devi Ahilya Vishva Vidhalay (DAVV)‚ Indore] On “An evaluative study on the factors influencing customer satisfaction in BIG BAZAAR in Indore” Guided By: Submitted By: Mr. Giriraj Godani Hareram chouhan MBA IV Semester
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waste as means to reduce costs and improve product quality. Just – in – time (JIT)‚ the formalized process of reducing waste reduction‚ has achieved a strong foothold in the manufacturing sector. However‚ the services sector has not been able to recognize the benefits of JIT. Services are very much like the manufacturing in sense‚ both employ processes that add value to the basic inputs used to create the end product. JIT focuses on the process‚ not the product. It can therefore‚ applied to any process
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