Chap 011
Chap 011
Chap 011
Chapter 11
Just-in-Time and Lean Systems
OBJECTIVES
JIT Defined The Toyota Production System JIT Implementation Requirements JIT in Services
Here the customer starts the process, pulling an inventory item from Final Assembly Then subassembly work is pulled forward by that demand
Customers
Vendor
Vendor
Final Assembly
Sub Fab Vendor
The process continues throughout the entire production process and supply chain
Fab
Vendor
Waste in Operations
1. Waste from overproduction 2. Waste of waiting time 3. Transportation waste 4. Inventory waste 5. Processing waste 6. Waste of motion 7. Waste from product defects
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These are small specialized plants that limit the range of products produced (sometimes only one type of product for an entire facility) Some plants in Japan have as few as 30 and as many as 1000 employees
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Heat Treat
Lathe
Lathe
Lathe
Press
Press
Press
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Lathe
Press
Heat Treat
Lathe
Press
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Not uniform
Total 9,000
Uniform
Total 9,000
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WHAT IT REQUIRES
WHAT IT ASSUMES
Employee participation
Industrial engineering/basics Continuing improvement Total quality control Small lot sizes
Stable environment
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Example: By identifying defective items from a vendor early in the production process the downstream work is saved
Paperwork backlog
Inspection backlogs
Decision backlogs
Example: By identifying defective work by employees upstream, the downstream work is saved
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Withdrawal kanban
Machine Center
Storage Part A
Storage Part A
Assembly Line
Production kanban
The process begins by the Assembly Line people pulling Part A from Storage
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Underutilize capacity
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