Publication Date

1-1-1990

Document Type

Dissertation/Thesis

First Advisor

Rifai, Ahmed K.

Degree Name

B.S. (Bachelor of Science)

Legacy Department

Department of Operations Management and Information Systems

Abstract

The Just-in-Time "Mania" is spreading throughout the world. Recent Just-in-Time headlines have highlighted a glorious future for American manufacturing, and journals are full of success stories. Just-in-Time is a journey towards improvement that provides a great challenge to manufacturers who desire to achieve excellence. If a company expects to be a competitor it is important that it focuses on the Just-in-Time issues that will make it succeed. The issues for achieving Just-in-Time success include: structured flow manufacturing--the Operating process should be highly structured and should be closer together by minimizing space and time between operations; Small lot production--the objective should be to cut lot sizes in half; Setup reduction--there should be an active program to reduce setups; Meeting customer demand--the JIT company should research and understand the customer; Total employee involvement--small group improvement activities should be implemented; Housekeeping--the workplace should be organized for efficiency; Total quality focus-- the production process should be stopped by the employee when there is quality problem; Preventive maintenance--all equipment should be in a constant state of readiness; Supplier partnerships--there should be shared quality goals among the customer and supplier; Pull system--there should be a mechanism in place through the production process with the objective of keeping the time of products as close as possible to the time of using parts.

Extent

33 pages

Language

eng

Publisher

Northern Illinois University

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In Copyright

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Alt Title

JIT : issues for achieving manufacturing success

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