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A planning model for just‐in‐time batch manufacturing
Erne Houghton, Victor PortougalAddresses the problem of implementing just‐in‐time (JIT) principlesin a processing shop organized in a batch manufacturing environment. Thefocus is on a processing shop separated…
Labour stability and flexibility – conditions to reach just‐in‐time
Per Dahlén, Johan Ericsson, Hiroshi FujiiDescribes labour stability and flexibility in Japanese versusSwedish manufacturing industries. Presents a theoretical framework wherea number of fields which other researchers…
A mathematical programming model for a pull type ordering system including lot production processes
Norio Watanabe, Shusaku HirakiConsiders a multi‐stage multi‐product production, inventory andtransportation system including lot production processes and develops amathematical model for a pull type ordering…
Optimal scheduling of just‐in‐time purchase deliveries
Samar K. MukhopadhyayThe success of a JIT system depends on the effective implementationof all its components, including JIT purchasing. Even after followingall prescribed implementation procedures of…
A DEDS model for a serial pull system and an analysis of material movements
Shanling Li, Ershi QiMost of the literature on just‐in‐time (JIT) production lines hasfocused on modelling the system into Markov‐chain. However, in practice,demands for products are known in a short…
The optimal number of kanbans in a manufacturing system with general machine breakdowns and stochastic demands
Houmin YanConsiders manufacturing systems with a failure‐prone machine and astochastic demand. The production is controlled by a kanbanscheme. Although the kanban‐control enjoys many…
An analysis of line‐stop strategy in just‐in‐time manufacturing
Dooyoung Shin, Hokey MinIn pursuit of zero‐defect quality, a growing number of JITmanufacturing firms often consider a line‐stop strategy that allowsworkers to stop the assembly line when abnormalities…
JIT quality matrices for strategic planning and implementation
Biren PrasadIntroduces a set of JIT house of matrices (collectively called hereJIT quality matrices (JQM) and a matrix‐based procedure to analyse theresults of strategic planning and…
Comparative analysis of group scheduling heuristics in a flow shop cellular system
Bor‐Yuh Leu, John W. NazemetzInvestigates group scheduling heuristics in a flow shop cellularsystem with two types of order shipment environment: permitted earlyshipment (PES) and forbidden early shipment…
On the design of generalized kanban control systems
Yannick Frein, Maria Di Mascolo, Yves DalleryConsiders a class of control systems known as generalized kanban control systems (GKCS) which can be used to implement a pullcontrol mechanism in a manufacturing system. In a…
Using two object‐oriented modelling techniques: specifying the just‐in‐time kanban system
Sea Ling, Bohdan DurnotaModelling by means of specification languages is increasingly beingrecognized as an important phase in system development. It encouragesone to think about problems using models…
Appraisal of JIT using financial measures
K. Vinodrai Pandya, J. BoydIn the last 30 years many Japanese companies have set up plants inthe UK. This has brought many benefits, one of which being theintroduction of their unique style of management…
Implementation and utilization of a decentralized storage system : costing model
Tiffany A. Sargent, Michael G. KayCompanies using just‐in‐time principles are currently moving fromcentralized to decentralized storage areas. A question that needs to beaddressed is whether this move is cost…
Just‐in‐time purchasing and supply: a review of the literature
Niall Waters‐FullerIdentifies three schools of thought within the broad just‐in‐time(JIT) sourcing literature which are labelled as the“advocate”, “pragmatic” and“sceptic” schools. The former group…
An integrated JIT inventory model
Avijit Banerjee, Seung‐Lae KimDerives an integrated inventory replenishment model for a buyerthat buys a single product from a vendor that manufactures this item anddelivers it to the former in fixed…
Use of simulation in the design of a JIT system
P.S. Welgama, R.G.J. MillsMany manufacturing organizations are switching over to JITmanufacturing systems following the success of Japanese industries.Presents a case study of a simulation modelling…
Is price‐quantity discount dead in a just‐in‐time environment?
Omprakash K. Gupta, Ranjan B. KiniCompanies have traditionally relied on taking advantage ofprice‐quantity discount (PQD) on large purchases. With the adoption ofjust‐in‐time (JIT) philosophy companies are…
A case study: Lessons from the progressive implementation of just‐in‐time in a small knitwear manufacturer
Pete MazanyWhile many larger organizations have been implementing just‐in‐time(JIT) for the past decade or more, smaller organizations have beensomewhat slower to adopt these ideas even…
Technical note: Safety mechanisms in just‐in‐time systems
Jan OlhagerSafety stocks can be introduced in different ways in production andinventory control systems. The three basic types are physical safetystock, safety lead time, and hedging…
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