According to Crosson and Needles the Just-In-Time (JIT) operating philosophy requires that “all resources—material‚ personnel‚ and facilities—be acquired and used only when they are need. Its objectives are to improve productivity and eliminate waste.” They go on to sate that this process allows funds to be reallocated according to the goals of the company’s business plan since they are no longer invested in inventory. This method helps retailers like Wal-Mart “assign more accurate costs to their
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sector for a long time. The service industry has recognized that the JIT system can be adapted successfully in their processes and add value to the basic inputs used to create the end product. The most important aspect of JIT is that it lays emphasis on the process and not on the end product. It therefore can be applied to any process within the service sector. The author has followed Benson’s (1986) guidelines for applying JIT in service‚ which are as follows: • synchronization and balance of
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16 C H A P T E R JIT and Lean Operations D ISC USSI ON Q U ESTI O NS 1. JIT is a philosophy of continuous and forced problem solving. It is a continuous program that replaces a series of “fad” programs. 2. A lean producer is a company that adopts a philosophy of minimizing waste‚ striving for perfection through continuous learning‚ creativity‚ and teamwork. 3. The Toyota Production System (TPS) has three core components: continuous improvement‚ respect for people‚ and standard work
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Standardization is the process by which a company makes it methods‚ especially its production processes‚ uniform throughout its organization. Standardization helps cut costs by eliminating duplicated effort and allows a company to take advantage of economies of scale when purchasing supplies. However‚ some advantages may be lost when a company decided to standardize its operations. Disadvantages Loss of Uniqueness If a company builds up a customer base that values its unique niche products‚ or
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control on quality of the product. Now the questions are that does Bose need to continue with JIT II approach‚ which has been in effect in the company since past 3 years? Or Bose should become vertically integrated to ensure that production lines are well supplied‚ and to ensure that all components are in-house and best that can be manufactured? Our group recommends that Bose Corporation should stay with JIT II approach. This would give them a competitive edge within the continual changing technology
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Dell – Supply Chain Management Case Study 1 Case Contents 1. Introduction......................................................................................................2 2. Dell – Company Overview ...............................................................................2 3. Dell Products and Services .............................................................................3 4. Dell – Key Facts ................................................................................
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The perceived impact of JIT implementation on operations performance Evidence from Chinese firms Zhi-Xiang Chen Sun Yat-Sen University‚ Guangzhou‚ China‚ and Perceived impact of JIT implementation 213 Kim Hua Tan Nottingham University Business School‚ Nottingham‚ UK Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the perceived impact of just-in-time ( JIT) implementation on operations performance‚ identify the relationship between elements of JIT (integrated and individual)
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LEAN OPERATIONS & JIT Lean Operations – moving towards the elimination of all waste in order to develop an operation that is faster more dependable‚ produces higher quality products and services and operates at a low cost. In general‚ Lean can be viewed as a philosophy of operations management‚ i.e. it gives a clear view which can be used to uide the way operations are managed in many different contexts. Several techniques are used to support this philosophy. (JIT techniques) The Lean approach
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Case Study – JIT Failure at Sony Ericsson Once one of the world’s leading cell-phone manufacturers‚ Ericsson knows only too well how painful a disruption in the supply chain can be. It is a story that has become something of a legend in supplychain circles. In March 2000‚ a lightning bolt struck a Philips Electronics semiconductor plant in Albuquerque‚ N.M.‚ triggering a small fire in a chip-processing machine that took the plant offline for months. Although the plant was Ericsson’s sole supplier
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which includes hospital administration working with and supporting physicians‚ nurses‚ patient advocates and other staff members (n.d.‚ 2015). Protocols and checklist have been shown to reduce patient harm through improved standardization and communication. Standardization is a process used with data analysis in the decreasing or prevention of errors‚ as well as
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