Just in time manufacturingMany people think just in time manufacturing is lean manufacturing. It is not completely true. JIT manufacturing is one of the essential components of lean. Just in time initially used in the manufacturing context to make sure the continuous flow of value without having stocks in between workstations. This created the backbone of lean manufacturing. Every workstation is linked to the other with a customer supplier relationship. Top of the line requirement is pulled by subsequent workstation by means of a kanban or a pull signal. So the manufacturing is carried out only on demand, when they required and only to the required quantity. Everything happens in a synchronized manner to make sure the seamless integration of processes. Every workstation is a supplier to the next workstation of the manufacturing process. And every workstation is a customer to the workstation before that. Just in time manufacturing make sure optimized cycle times. It also reduces the stock holding costs. Reduction of work in progress is another important impact JIT brings to the manufacturing process. This leads to improved quality of manufacturing, reduced costs and cycle times. Obviously this will give the competitive edge to any manufacturer in open markets. |
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