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Just in Time

The document discusses Just-in-Time (JIT) systems. It was developed at Toyota Motor Company to eliminate waste by providing the right part at the right time. The key aspects of JIT are producing only what is needed when it is needed, eliminating all sources of waste, and continuous improvement. The goals are to provide high value products at lowest cost and fastest response time through techniques like pull systems and quality control.

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Just in Time

The document discusses Just-in-Time (JIT) systems. It was developed at Toyota Motor Company to eliminate waste by providing the right part at the right time. The key aspects of JIT are producing only what is needed when it is needed, eliminating all sources of waste, and continuous improvement. The goals are to provide high value products at lowest cost and fastest response time through techniques like pull systems and quality control.

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Module - 4

JUST-IN-TIME SYSTEMS

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HISTORY & DEVELOPMENT OF JIT
The JIT system was developed at the Toyota
Motor Company in Japan.
The modern application of JIT was popularized in
the mid 1970s, by Toyota, by Taiichi Ohno and his
colleagues.
Owing to lack of space and lack of natural
resources, the Japanese have developed an
aversion to waste.
As a result, naturally, JIT philosophy developed in
Japan.
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INTRODUCTION
Manufacturing organizations had faced the challenge
of increasing the quality of their products while
lowering product cost & increasing the speed with
which customers order are filled.
To meet these challenges f irms had to examine new
approaches to their operations philosophies was known
as JIT production system.
JIT is an approach that seeks to eliminate all sources of
wastage in production activities by providing the right
part at the right time. 3
WHAT IS JUST-IN-TIME SYSTEM?
• JIT is def ined as “a philosophy of manufacturing
based on planned elimination of all waste and
continuous improvement of productivity.
• Several companies use the term “ The Toyota
System”
• JIT system are also known as:
“zero inventory”, “Synchronous manufacturing”,
“Material as needed” and “Kanban system”.
IMPORTANCE OF JIT SYSTEMS
To provide products with the most value for the
lowest cost with the faster response time.
Quick response to market demands provide a
powerful, sustainable competitive advantage.
It is a weapon of choice in reducing the time-
from-order-to-delivery cycle.
Utilizing the full capacity of the workers in the
JIT system.

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OBJECTIVE OF JIT
Produce only the products that customers want.
Produce products only as quickly as customers
want to use them.
Produce products with perfect quality.
Produce in the minimum possible lead times.
Produce products with features that customers
want and no others.
Produce with no waste of labor, materials or
equipment.

6
SEVEN WASTES
Shingo, a Japanese JIT authority & engineer at
Toyota Motor Company identif ies seven wastes as
being the targets of continuous improvement in
production process.
 Wastage of overproduction
 Wastage of waiting
 Waste of transportation
 Waste of processing itself
 Waste of stocks
 Waste of motion
 Waste of making defective products 7


BASIC ELEMENTS OF JIT
Flow Layout
Smoothed build up rate
Mixed model scheduling
Small lots & minimum set up time
Buffer stock removal
Kanban Card – Pull system
Quality

8
BASIC ELEMENTS OF JIT
Product & process simplification
Standard container
Preventive maintenance
Flexible workforce
Organization in modules or cells
Continuous improvement
JIT purchasing

9
BENEFITS OF JIT
Product Cost
Quality
Design
Productivity improvement
Higher production system flexibility
Administrative ease & simplicity

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