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Why JIT?
"Overproduction is the central evil
that leads to
waste in other areas of
the production process." ~
Masaaki Imai
In
Kaizen, JIT is a is a collection of concepts and
techniques for
improving productivity.
JIT is a process aimed at
increasing value-added and eliminating
waste by providing the environment to
perfect and simplify the processes.
What is JIT?
JIT is a vital component of
Lean Manufacturing.
Just-in-time manufacturing means producing the
necessary items in necessary quantities at the necessary time. It is a
philosophy of
continuous improvement in which non-value-adding activities
(or wastes) are identified and removed.
Putting this concept into practice means a
reversal of the traditional thinking process. In conventional production
processes, units are transported to the next production stage as soon as
they are ready. In JIT, each stage is required to go back to the previous
stage to pick up the exact number of units needed.
Benefits of JIT
JIT Components
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Production Leveling
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Pull System
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Kamban (label or signboard) system
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Good Housekeeping
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Small Lot Production
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Setup Time Reduction
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Total Preventive Maintenance (TPM)
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→
Total Quality Control (TQC)
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JIT Purchasing
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Line Balancing
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Flexible Manufacturing
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Small-group Activities (SGA)
Implementation of
JIT
Being a very important tool for just-in-time
production, kamban has become synonymous with the JIT production system...
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the longer it will be retained. Instead of training masses of employees for
long periods, in JIT-style training, education is implemented as an ongoing
series of short sessions (just a few hours a week) during which employees
are taught only what they can apply soon, without suffering information
overload.
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