Q1. Explain in brief the origins of Just In Time. Explain the different types of wastes that can be eliminated using JIT Ans. Just in Time (JIT) is a management philosophy aimed at eliminating waste and continuously improving quality. Credit for developing JIT as a management strategy goes to Toyota. Toyota JIT manufacturing started in the aftermath of World War II. Although the history of JIT traces back to Henry Ford who applied Just in Time principles to manage inventory in the Ford Automobile
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capital is becoming a major currency of modern commerce – Definition: The value of a firm’s network of relationships with its customers‚ suppliers‚ alliance partners‚ and internal sub-units • Companies are beginning to manage relationships‚ not just physical assets and intellectual property 2 Introduction • “Shrinking Core‚ Expanding Periphery” – As organizational boundaries are extended‚ organizational centers are shrinking • Companies are outsourcing more activities • Increase in partnerships
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Just in time (JIT) is a production strategy that strives to improve a business return on investment by reducing in-processinventory and associated carrying costs. Just-in-time production method is also called the Toyota Production System. To meet JIT objectives‚ the process relies on signals or Kanban (看板 Kanban?) between different points in the process‚ which tell production when to make the next part. Kanban are usually ’tickets ’ but can be simple visual signals‚ such as the presence or absence
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the quality of service‚ timeliness‚ service consistency and courtesy. 2. Utilizing Multifunction Workers – Assist with improving quality and customer service. 3. Reduced Turn Around time – The competition is steady among companies that provide services‚ so a company that uses JIT concepts reduces the turnaround time and increase their
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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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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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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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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 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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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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