Article ID: | iaor199299 |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Volume: | 29 |
Issue: | 8 |
Start Page Number: | 1661 |
End Page Number: | 1672 |
Publication Date: | Aug 1991 |
Journal: | International Journal of Production Research |
Authors: | Cox James F., Lockamy Archi |
Keywords: | production: JIT |
V-A-T analysis is a procedure which categorizes manufacturing operations based upon the nature of product flow via the structure of the routeings and bill of materials. The letters V, A, and T stand for the shape of the dominant product routeings and bill of material structures within a manufacturing facility. The purpose of this article is to examine the possibility of using V-A-T analysis as an aid in JIT implementation. Contained in this paper is: an examination of the evolution of JIT manufacturing in Japan, and its introduction to the United States; an analysis of the various techniques constituting JIT; implementation issues regarding JIT; and an examination V-A-T analysis as a tool for JIT implementation.