Designing and phasing in just-in-time production systems

Designing and phasing in just-in-time production systems

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Article ID: iaor19911032
Country: United Kingdom
Volume: 29
Issue: 1
Start Page Number: 115
End Page Number: 131
Publication Date: Jan 1991
Journal: International Journal of Production Research
Authors: ,
Keywords: production, production: JIT
Abstract:

Japanese just-in-time (JIT) production systems have been described extensively in books, professional magazines, and academic journals. These systems are so different from the production systems currently in use in North America and Europe that it appears that the only way to implement JIT is to dismantle the current production system on one day and begin a full JIT system the next day. In this paper the authors describe a three-step process for gradually phasing in JIT. The process begins with a two-bin inventory system, moves to a pull system with kanban, and then to a continuous flow production system. An illustrative example is presented.

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