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BENEFITS OF JIT
Funds that were tied up in
inventories can be used elsewhere.
Areas previously used, to store
inventories can be used for other
more productive uses.
Throughput time is reduced, resulting
in greater potential output and
quicker response to customers.
Defect rates are reduced, resulting in
less waste and greater customer
satisfaction.
Benefit: Real Business
Example
Dell Computers:
Del Computer Corporation has finally
tuned its Just-in-Time system so that
an order for a customized personal
computer that comes in over the
internet at 9 AM. can be on a delivery
truck to the customer by 9 P.M. In
addition, Dell's low cost production
system allows it to under price its
rivals by 10% to 15%. This
combination has made Dell the envy
of the personal computer industry and
Disadvantages of JIT
Implementing thorough JIT procedures
can involve a major overhaul of your
business systems - it may be difficult
and expensive to introduce.
JIT manufacturing also opens
businesses to a number of risks,
notably those associated with your
supply chain. With no stocks to fall
back on, a minor disruption
in supplies to your business from just
one supplier could force production to
cease at very short notice.
Loss: Real Business
Example
Toyota the Developer of JIT System
Just-in-time manufacturing system has
many advantages, but they are vulnerable
to unexpected disruptions in supply. A
production line can quickly come to a halt
if essential parts are unavailable. Toyota,
the developer of JIT, found this out the
hard way. One Saturday, a fire at
Aisin seiki Company's plant in Aichi
Prefecture stopped the delivery of all
break parts to Toyota. By Tuesday, Toyota
had to close down all of its Japanese
assembly line. By the time the supply of
break parts had been restored, Toyota had
lost an estimated $15 billion in sales.
List of Companies that use
just in time (JIT)
• Harley Davidson
• Toyota Motor Company
• General Motors
• Ford Motor Company
• Manufacturing Magic
• Hawthorne Management Consulting
•
Just-in-time
Activity
Computer Book/CD
uncertainty
Demand
Grocery
Scale economics
Just-in-time
Just-in-time system
JIT Pyramid of key factors
Level 1 Just-in-
time
1
Inventory
hides
problems
Poor
Machine downtime quality
Bad Inefficient
design Unreliable
supplier layout
Just-in-time
Just-in-time system
– Factor 4 Preventive maintenance
–
–
Breakdowns
–
Planned–maintenance Machine downtime Safety stocks
–
Changeover
Flexible production
Just-in-time
Just-in-time system
– Factor 5
Simply and visible process help to
reduce inventory and could be
better maintained.
– Factor 6
It’s more difficult to see the flow
of a process with increased
inventory.
Just-in-time
• Case: Automobile
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•
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• Case: Cake
Just-in-time
Demand characteristics and
planning approaches
– Economic order quantities (EOQ)
Recorder
Stoc quantity Usage rate
k
Reorder
point
Buffer
stock
Lead time Time
Just-in-time
dY (Q) h A
= − 2 =0
dQ 2D Q
2 AD
Q =
*
(economic order quantity)
h
Just-in-time
Practice
– Pam runs a mail-order business
for gym equipment. Annual
demand for the TricoFlexers is
16,000. The annual holding cost
per unit is $2.50 and the cost to
place an order is $50. What is
the economic order quantity?
2 × 16000 × 50
Q =
*
= 800( units per order )
2.5
Just-in-time
Demand characteristics and
planning approaches
– Periodic order quantity (POQ)
and target stock levels
How much to
Economic order quantity
order?
• Signals/visual systems
– Posted schedules
• Containers
– Standard size, small
• Factors: Material Handling consideration
proximity of work centers
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Kanban Production Control
Systems (Cont.)
• Kanban…Cards
• Production Card---”P” Card:
– Part #, Quantity to be produced,
2-card
system Supply work center #, etc.
• Conveyance (Move) Card---”C”
Card:
– Part #, Container Capacity, Source,
Destination, etc.
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Difference Between JIC and JIT
Approach
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