Case Study – JIT Failure at Sony Ericsson Once one of the world’s leading cell-phone manufacturers‚ Ericsson knows only too well how painful a disruption in the supply chain can be. It is a story that has become something of a legend in supplychain circles. In March 2000‚ a lightning bolt struck a Philips Electronics semiconductor plant in Albuquerque‚ N.M.‚ triggering a small fire in a chip-processing machine that took the plant offline for months. Although the plant was Ericsson’s sole supplier
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Lean Manufacturing/JIT Production “Continuous improvement is not about the things you do well - that’s work. Continuous improvement is about removing the things that get in the way of your work. The headaches‚ the things that slow you down‚ that’s what continuous improvement is all about.” ~Bruce Hamilton Continuous improvement is what makes companies profitable. Not only must they constantly innovate their product and services to satisfy the needs of their consumers‚ but also their
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manufacturing complex at Georgetown‚ US‚ to study the Toyota Production System (TPS). The visit also included an intensive question and answer session. Even though the visitors were from competing automakers‚ including Ford and Chrysler‚ Toyota did not deny them access to the plant. The TPS aimed to produce world-class‚ quality automobiles at competitive prices. It was built on two main principles‚ Just-in-Time (JIT) production and Jidoka. JIT was used not only in manufacturing but also in product
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the importance of the famous management technique called JIT (Just In Time) and its use in one of the most well known company "HONDA". The case extensively discusses the features‚ importance‚ implementation‚ and the various problems of Just in time. JIT was first implemented by Toyota and the technique is very commonly used in many Japanese companies and HONDA is one of them. The main purpose of developing this case study is to understand JIT as an operation management technique in the business world
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International Journal of Production Research Vol. 48‚ No. 21‚ 1 November 2010‚ 6293–6313 Implementing just-in-time philosophy to reverse logistics systems: a review Hing Kai Chana*‚ Shizhao Yina and Felix T.S. Chanb b a Norwich Business School‚ University of East Anglia‚ Norwich‚ Norfolk‚ UK; Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering‚ Hong Kong Polytechnic University‚ Hung Hom‚ Hong Kong (Received 27 April 2009; final version received 30 July 2009) Just-in-time (JIT) and reverse logistics
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T EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The purpose of this individual assignment is to show how JIT helps in providing the alternative solution in a logistics operation; the disadvantages of this system would also be explored. At the start of this assignment I will try to provide a simple definition of JIT‚ then demonstrate the benefits and/or problems in this areas; namely raw materials procurement‚ production control and planning‚ inbound logistics and lastly warehouse and storage. Following that will be a
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cases and concepts. Just in Time (JIT) Manufacturing and Inventory Control System: Learning objectives of the project: * Define and explain the concept of just in time manufacturing and inventory control system. * Beyond the concept of Just-In-Time. * What are advantages and disadvantages of just in time manufacturing system? * Just-In-Time thought case studies. * How to implement JIT successfully? * Conclusion 1. History JIT originated in Japan. Its recognized
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Future of JIT If we really look internationally then we can very well judge that behind all MNC’s success there is a just a smart management which have used tactics like JIT‚ and now we can see the difference just note if you can recall any 1 Pakistani international brand? We all will answer no‚ and the main reason implementing policies like this will make us compete in international market. Mr. Sajid Ali‚ managing director BASF‚ says if we closely focus on JIT it basically eliminates some
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organisation and its network of suppliers and buyers. Just-In-Time (JIT) management is the ability of an organisation to integrate its systems and processes with that of the supply network. Describe a supply chain where this occurs and discuss the challenges and benefits of the JIT methodology. A Just -In -Time System is a system which organizes the resources‚ information flows‚ and decision rules that enable a firm to realize the benefits of JIT principles. (Larry P. Ritzman) The main purpose of a just
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2010 the multinational corporation consisted of 325‚905 employees worldwide and‚ as of March 2013‚ is the thirteenth-largest company in the world by revenue. Toyota was the largest automobile manufacturer in 2012 (by production) and in July of that year‚ the company reported the production of its 200-million vehicle. The company was founded by Kiichiro Toyoda in 1937 as a spinoff from his father’s company Toyota Industries to create automobiles. Three years earlier‚ in 1934‚ while still a department
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