Article ID: | iaor19911949 |
Country: | United States |
Volume: | 31 |
Start Page Number: | 66 |
End Page Number: | 70 |
Publication Date: | May 1990 |
Journal: | Production and Inventory Management Journal |
Authors: | Chapman Stephen N. |
Keywords: | production: JIT |
This is a strategy for stabilizing the final assembly schedule in a manufacturing firm which is involved in JIT implementation. Such stability is an important part of providing a proper JIT environment, yet is often difficult to obtain using conventional tactics in the face of volatile customer demands. The strategy provides for maintaining customer service with a stable schedule even if the actual demand is erratic and volatile.