JIT
JIT
JIT
Characteristics of Just-in-Time
Pull method of materials flow Consistently high quality Small lot sizes Uniform workstation loads Standardized components and work methods Close supplier ties Flexible workforce Line flows Automated production Preventive maintenance
JIT Means
Keeping work flows moving Eliminating inventories Reducing travel distances Eliminating defects and scrap Maximizing usage of space
JUST IN TIME:
Only what is needed, nothing more... To have only the right materials, parts and products in the right place at the right time.
Reduce "changeover times and lot sizes" significantly Use "mind technology" before applying high technology!
Just-In-Time Production
WHAT IT IS Management philosophy Pull system though the plant WHAT IT DOES Attacks waste
Exposes problems and bottlenecks Achieves streamlined production
WHAT IT REQUIRES
Employee participation
Industrial engineering/basics Continuing improvement Total quality control Small lot sizes
Priorities
Traditionally
Accept all customer orders Provide a large number of options from which customers may order
JIT
low cost/high quality within limited market
Capacity
Traditional excess capacity designed into system just-in-case problem arises highly utilized inflexible JIT minimize waste of having extra capacity flexible capacity moderately utilized
Transformation System
Traditional
job shop materials handling equipment lots of space to store inventory Long lead times
JIT
mostly used in repetitive production situations job shops often converted to cellular manufacturing Shorter lead times
Kanban
Kanban: Card or other device that communicates demand for work or materials from the preceding station Kanban is the Japanese word meaning signal or visible record Paperless production control system The idea behind this system is to authorize materials for production only if there is a need for them. Through the use of Kanban authorization cards, production is pulled through the system, instead of pushed out before it is needed and then stored.
Kanban Process
Layout
Traditional
job shop approach of using widely spread-out equipment with space for stockrooms, tool cribs, and work-in-process inventories between the equipment
JIT
Equipment is moved as close together as possible so that parts can be actually handed from one worker or machine to the next.
Workforce
Traditional
competitive attitude between workers and managers status symbols and privileges much of the employees time is nonworking time: looking for parts, moving materials, setting up machines, getting instructions, and so on. When actually working, they tend to work fast.
JIT
broadly skilled flexible workers who can uncover and solve problems workteams cooperative attitudes
Inventories
Traditional
used to buffer operations large WIP buffers
JIT
inventory is seen as an evil small WIP buffers
Scrap
Unreliable suppliers
Capacity imbalance
Suppliers
Traditional
suppliers treated as adversaries multiple sourcing
JIT
supplier considered part of team single-sourcing agreements supplier certification programs
JIT
focus is on control procedures kept simple and visual rather than planning and forecasting for an uncertain future, the firm attempts to respond to what actually happens in real time with flexible, quick operations.
Quality
Traditional
inspect goods at critical points scrap rates tracked
JIT
goal is zero defects workers themselves inspect parts
Maintenance
Traditional
corrective maintenance, repairing a machine when it breaks down done by experts who do nothing but repair broken equipment equipment run fast
JIT
preventive maintenance, conducting maintenance before the machine is expected to fail, or at regular intervals. done by equipment operators equipment run slow (minimizes their chance of breakdown while maximizing their output)