INTRODUCTION

Just in time is the theory that materials are

delivered to the point of use at the right time
and in the right quantities. JIT aims to
minimize waste related to inventory, stock
should be delivered and goods or
components produced 'just in time.' Stock is
simply brought in or created as and when
required. There are various wastes associated
with inventory for example in transactional
processing, storing what is not yet required,
management resource. JIT tries to focus on
material at the right time at the right place in
the right amount.
There are various benefits in using JIT
principles.

1. Over Production Ceases - components

are typically made to order not stock

2. Labour Costs Are rationalized - The

company saves because it is not paying
workers to produce items that have no
immediate use. Staff are focused only on the
material at hand.

3. Relationships With Suppliers become

strategic - Suppliers have to have a positive
and inter-dependent relationship with the
manufacturer, rather than the historic
relationship where the customer had the
power and the supplier was not an equal.
4. Motivated Workforce - Staff are
motivated by specific goals and targets
related to the manufacturing targets.

5. Improvement in scheduling and

forecasting - JIT requires adequate focus in
scheduling and forecasting (getting these
wrong means that you'll have problems in
getting the correct inventory at the right time).

6. Material Flow improves - JIT typically

includes some rationalization of lot sizes - this
facilitates better management of inventory
and reduced delays in completing lots for
distribution.

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 HISTORY
The earliest published JIT compiler is
generally attributed to work on LISP by
McCarthy in 1960.[8] In his seminal paper
Recursive functions of symbolic expressions
and their computation by machine, Part I, he
mentions functions that are translated during
runtime, thereby sparing the need to save the
compiler output to punch cards.[9] In 1968,
Thompson presented a method to
automatically compile regular expressions to
machine code, which is then executed in
order to perform the matching on an input
text.[8][10] An influential technique for
deriving compiled code from interpretation
was pioneered by Mitchell in 1970
 PRINCIPAL
Just-in-time (JIT) a production strategy that strives
to improve an business' return on investment by
reducing in-process inventory and associated
carrying costs. Just In Time production method is
also called the Toyota Production System. To
meet JIT objectives, the process relies on signals
or Kanban between different points in the
process, which tell production when to make the
next part. Kanban are usually 'tickets' but can be
simple visual signals, such as the presence or
absence of a part on a shelf. Implemented
correctly, JIT focuses on continuous improvement
and can improve a manufacturing organization's
return on investment, quality, and efficiency. To
achieve continuous improvement key areas of
focus could be flow, employee involvement and
quality
 ABSTRACT
Quality is a customer issue. Success of any
organization depends on its product quality. It
arises because customers require products,
which not only meet their performance
requirements but also are satisfactory in
terms of safety, working life and pride of
ownership. So every organization is looking
for a new technique which when applied will
give better quality product without increasing
cost of it.

Total Quality Management and Total

Productive Maintenance are the latest and
powerful techniques, which can be applied to
improve quality. These techniques have
potential to maximize an operational
efficiency and to provide strategic competitive
edge to business and strive to make the best
use of all available resources and
opportunities.
 Just In Time (JIT) is management that
focuses organization on continuously
identifying and removing sources of waste so
that processes are continuously improved.