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Iust-In-Time Manufacturing:
I) JIT is o phiIosophy of confinuous improvemenf in which non-voIue-odding
ocfivifies (or wosfes) ore idenfified ond removed for fhe purposes of:
Peducing Cosf Improving QuoIify Improving Performonce
Improving DeIivery Adding FIexibiIify Increose innovofiveness
JIT is nof obouf oufomofion. JIT eIiminofes wosfe by providing fhe
environmenf fo perfecf ond simpIify fhe processes. JIT is o coIIecfion of
fechniques used fo improve operofions If con oIso be o new producfion
sysfem fhof is used fo produce goods or services.
The Americon Producfion ond Invenfory ConfroI Sociefy (APICS) hos fhe
foIIowing definifion of JIT:
"a philosophy of manufacturing based on planned elimination of all waste
and continuous improvement of productivity. t encompasses the
successful execution of all manufacturing activities required to produce a
final product, from design engineering to delivery and including all stages
of conversion from raw material onward. The primary elements include
having only the required inventory when needed; to improve quality to
zero defects; to reduce lead time by reducing setup times, queue lengths
and lot sizes; to incrementally revise the operations themselves; and to
accomplish these things at minimum cost."
hen fhe JIT principIes ore impIemenfed successfuIIy, significonf
compefifive odvonfoges ore reoIi;ed. JIT principIes con be oppIied fo oII
porfs of on orgoni;ofion: order foking, purchosing, operofions, disfribufion,
soIes, occounfing, design, efc.

JIT usuoIIy indenfifies seven prominenf fypes of wosfe fo be eIiminofed:
osfe from Overproducfion osfe of woifing/idIe fime
Tronsporfofion osfe Invenfory osfe
Processing osfe osfe of Mofion


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Lerm cross docklng refers Lo movlng producL from a manufacLurlng planL and dellvers lL dlrecLly
Lo Lhe cusLomer wlLh llLLle or no maLerlal handllng ln beLween Cross docklng noL only reduces
maLerlal handllng buL also reduces Lhe need Lo sLore Lhe producLs ln Lhe warehouse ln mosL
cases Lhe producLs senL from Lhe manufacLurlng area Lo Lhe loadlng dock has been allocaLed for
ouLbound dellverles ln some lnsLances Lhe producLs wlll noL arrlve aL Lhe loadlng dock from Lhe
manufacLurlng area buL may arrlve as a purchased producL LhaL ls belng resold or belng
dellvered from anoLher of Lhe companles manufacLurlng planLs for shlpmenL from Lhe
warehouse


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4) Web porLals Lo have proper lnformaLlon flow

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