Conclusion

Hence we can see that to have a Total JIT manufacturing system, a company-wide commitment, proper materials, quality, people and equipments must always be made available when needed. In addition; the policies and procedures developed for an internal JIT structure should also be extended into the company's supplier and customer base to establish the identification of duplication of effort and performance feedback review to continuously reduced wastage and improve quality. By integrating the production process; the supplier, manufacturers and customers become an extension of the manufacturing production process instead of independently isolated processes where in fact in clear sense these three sets of manufacturing stages are inter-related and dependent on one another. Once functioning as individual stages and operating accordingly in isolated perspective; the suppliers, manufacturers and customers can no longer choose to operate in ignorance. The rules of productivity standards have changed to shape the economy and the markets today; every company must be receptive to changes and be dynamically responsive to demand. In general, it can be said that there is no such thing as a KEY in achieving a JIT success; only a LADDER; where a series of continuous steps of dedication in doing the job right every time is all it takes.

The Authors

Submitted: October 1994

Submitted: October 1995

References

 Focusing on Critical Elements of Just in Time Manufacturing.

1987 Just In Time for Small Manufacturers. Australian Government Publishing Service Canberra.

Bibliography

Mortimer J. ( ed ) 1986 Just In Time An Executive Briefing IFS Publication Ltd, Bedford, UK

Jansen R. & Warnecke ( ed ) 1988 Just In Time Manufacturing IFS Publications Ltd, Bedford, UK

O'Grady, J. (ed) 1988 Putting the Just-In-Time Philosophy into Practice Nichols Publishing Company, New York

Schonberger J. (ed) 1987 World Class Manufacturing Casebook Macmillan Inc, New York

Other JIT Related Sites

Sales Deliver Systems (http://bbsnet.com/SDS/sds.html) {USA}
Miami University (http://www.muchio.edu/~bjfinch/omnifo.html) {USA}

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