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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behind JIT‚ or lean manufacturing‚ is to have the supplies a firm needs at the exact moment that they are needed. In order to accomplish this goal a firm must constantly be seeking ways to reduce waste and enhance value. A recent survey of senior manufacturing executives showed that 71% used some form of JIT in their processes (Pragman). This simple statistic illustrates that JIT is here to stay and also that firms must constantly be searching for ways to cut costs and achieve an advantage. JIT is one
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1.0 Introduction Toyota Motor Corporation which is also known as Toyota is one of the world’s largest automobile manufacturer. They always take the lead in production and sales. Headquarter of Toyota is in Aichi‚ Japan. The Toyota story begins when Sakichi Toyoda invented Japan’s first power loom. But the name was later changed to “Toyota” and was trademarked and registered on August 1937. The five main principles of Sakichi Toyoda are always be faithful to your duties‚ always be studious and
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Word count – excluding executive summary and headings – 2448 Table of Contents Executive Summary 3 Toyota Motor Corporation 3 Globalisation and Toyota 4 Toyota Lanka 6 Analysing the Environment 7 PESTLE Analysis 8 SWOT analysis 9 The Tax Effect 11 Government Imposed Issues 13 Response of Toyota Lanka 14 Conclusion & Recommendations 15 Table of Figures 16 References 17 Executive Summary Sri Lanka’s automobile industry is a very volatile market space where the countries’ political
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strategic developments. After 71 years since its foundation Toyota Motor is one of the leading car manufacturers in the world‚ having overtaken GM and Ford in terms of production volume in 2007 (OICA‚2008). Toyota has in fact successfully penetrated global markets and established a world-wide presence by exploiting its productivity‚ its highly synergistic performances as well its policies in supply chain. Since its starts Toyota has always pursued an aggressive cost leadership strategy‚ which
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Toyota Motor Manufacturing‚ USA‚ Inc Case Analysis * Main and sub ideas of the case. The main topic of the case was the problems caused by defective or damaged seats. TMM USA’s seat problem was threefold. The first was the actual defects with the hooks and the damaged caused by cross threading by employees when installing the seats. This problem led to the second problem‚ which was the departure from the Toyota Production System (TPS) when dealing with the seat problem. Rather than fix the problem
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fields” (Toyota Global‚ 2016). Toyota should focus on communication‚ continual improvement‚ employee involvement in decision-making and innovation‚ and strategic and systematic approaches to system change and improvement (Rose‚ 2005). Because technology is constantly advancing and changing‚ companies in technology heavy industries—like Toyota—must focus on flexible quality control structures to ensure that they maintain their competitive ability over time. Toyota in particular has focused on continual
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Porter’s Models of Toyota UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE La Verne‚ California Bus 510 Management of Information Technology Professor Nicole Lytle Yuxi Deng Jialin Dong Binfeng Chen Ao Wang 11/16/2012 Table of Contents Summary of Porter’s Models Article. 3 Porter ’s Five Forces Model Analysis 4 Bargaining Power of Buyers 4 Bargaining Power of Suppliers 6 Threat of Substitute Products 7 Threat of New Entrants 7 Rivalry among Existing Competitors 8 The Three Generic Strategies
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The case of Toyota recall By Daniel Opoku Abstract Purpose: the main purpose of this study is to find out about the recalls of Toyota vehicles which lead to the death of some innocent lives. The recall was due to unintended acceleration. Toyota ultimately recalled millions of its cars for floor mat issues‚ brake problems and "sticky" gas pedals. Methodology: Data was collected online‚ by the help of some selected search engines. Information was collected from Toyota’s national website
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trade-off between ordering and carrying costs of inventory. The two that will be discussed is the Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) model and the Just-in-time (JIT) model. First‚ the history and definition of the theories will be discussed. Secondly‚ there will be a comparison of these two models presented. Thirdly‚ organizations that employ the EOQ and JIT model will be discussed and an explanation will be given on how each organization benefited in their operations from using these particular models.
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