| Article ID: | iaor1992123 |
| Country: | United States |
| Volume: | 32 |
| Start Page Number: | 49 |
| End Page Number: | 53 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 1991 |
| Journal: | Production and Inventory Management Journal |
| Authors: | Hahn C.K., Watts C.A., Kim K.J. |
This article describes an order-launching and delivery sequencing method used in an automobile company to improve its production and inventory efficiency. The system closely synchronizes the company’s production activities with the supplier’s production and delivery activities bringing the company closer to the ideal state of JIT-a ‘stockless’ system.