Just-in-Time Manufacturing: An IntroductionThis book addresses three fundamental building blocks of JIT, namely setting up a JIT production system, improving quality, and instilling total employee involvement. JIT implementation issues are covered and supported by an industrial case study. |
Contents
Justintime production | 20 |
Justintime logistics | 99 |
Total quality management | 123 |
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achieve allows applied approach areas assist benefits bill of materials cellular manufacturing changes Check sheets co-ordinating competitive components concept cycle defects demand pull effective efficient effort elements eliminate employee involvement engineering ensure environment equipment established evaluation factors fail-safe flexibility focus function goals housekeeping identified incentive systems increasing inspection Japanese JIT implementation JIT manufacturing JIT production JIT purchasing job rotation kanban labour layout lot sizes machine manufacturing process material measures meet ment methods monitoring MRP II needs operations organization organization's organizational Pareto chart performance plant preventive maintenance procedures production process production schedule programs pull system quality circles quality improvement quality problems realized reducing set-up relationship responsible result role skills specific standards success supervisor supplier Suzaki Taiichi Ohno task teambuilding tion Total quality control traditional visibility waste workers workforce