Putting the Just-In-Time Philosophy Into Practice: A Strategy for Production ManagersThis book describes both the essential features of Just-In-Time (JIT) how JIT can be successfully approaches to manufacturing and implemented. JIT marks a significant departure from previous western approaches to manufacturing management, and aims to improve quality levels and customer service while decreasing lead times and inventory levels. The use of simple though effective methods can, with proper management, lead to continual improvements in the manufacturing operation. A number of companies have now implemented JIT and some of these implementations have been very successful. However, what is becoming increasingly clear is that there is a significant number of JIT implementations that fail to achieve the potential benefits of JIT. It is not an easy task, and there are a number of pitfalls that await the unwary manager. My motivation for writing this book has been my experience of working with companies that have been successful in JIT and of seeing what needs to be done and how the implementing most common pitfalls can be avoided. The book is oriented towards batch manufacturing since this accounts for a large proportion of manufacturing in most western countries. Other types (including process, mass and jobbing) can also profitably use many of the JIT techniques to improve their operation. |
Contents
PREFACE | 9 |
TRADITIONAL MANUFACTURING MANAGEMENT | 17 |
JUSTINTIME OVERVIEW | 32 |
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achieve approaches to manufacturing assembly background mode benefits bill of materials bottleneck buffer stock cent changes Chapter complex components continual improvement control improvements costs D-Day delivery demand described Economic Order Quantity education programme efficiency employees ensure example factory floor five steps flow line fundamental problems implementation of JIT implementation plan implementing JIT increase initial implementation inventory levels involved JIT approach JIT philosophy JIT system layout long-term agreements major manufacturing management manufacturing resource planning manufacturing system materials requirements planning months MRP II MRP system overall pathfinders personnel pilot plant preliminary education preventative maintenance Process improvements product family project team proven path pull system pull-type systems pull/Kanban systems purchasing raw material reduce set-up result schedule set-up time reduction shown in Fig statistical quality control stressed successful implementation successful JIT implementation suppliers top management commitment Toyota Toyota Corolla vendor/customer links western work-in-progress levels workforce