Just-In-Time

Production System
If you cannot use it now, don’t make it now
What is J- I -T ?

 JIT is a Japanese philosophy, which aims at

having the right part at precise right time and
in the right quantity to go into an assembly.

 JIT is a business philosophy that focus on

reducing time and cost called as short cycle or
lead manufacturing.
INTRODUCTION
 JIT is a philosophy. It is believed to be a
path, which follows the route of continuous
improvement in the area of shorter lead time
reduction of waste and improvement in
quality.

 The workforce is made responsible for

producing quality product or part just-in-time
to support
JIT Philosophy

 JIT - an integrated set of activities design to

achieve high volume of productive using
minimum inventories of raw materials
finished goods and work in process.

 The ideas in this way of working come from

many different disciplines including statistics,
industrial engineering, production
management and behavioral science.
JIT Philosophy (contd…)

 In short, the just-in-time inventory system is

all about having “the right material, at the right
time, at the right place, and in the exact
amount”
JIT DEVELOPMENT

 JIT System was developed at the Toyota

Motor Company in Japan in 1970.
.

 JIT is now on the rise in American Industries .

KANBAN Production Control
System

 The name kanban translated as “signboard”

or “visible record ” referred to a Japanese
shop sign that communicated the type of
product sold at the shop through the visual
image on the sign .For e.g. using circles of
various colors to indicate a shop that sells
paint.
KANBAN Production Control
System (contd…)

 A kanban production control system uses

simple, visual signals to control the movement
of materials between work centers as well as
the production of new materials to replenish to
the next work center.
KANBAN in Toyota Production
System
 As implemented in the Toyota Production
System, a kanban is a card that is attached to
a storage and transport container. It identifies
the part number and container capacity, along
with other information, and is used to provide
an easily understood, visual signal that a
specific activity is required.
KANBAN in Toyota Production
System (contd…)
 In Toyota’s kanban system, there are two
main types of kanban:

 1. Production Kanban signals: need to

produce more parts

 2. Withdrawal Kanban signals : need to

withdraw parts from one work center and
deliver to next work center.
PULL AND PUSH SYSTEM
 In a pull system, material movement occurs
only when the work station needing more
material asks for it to be sent.

 In a push system, the station producing the

material initiates its movement to the
receiving station, assuming that it is needed
because it was scheduled for production.
Benefits of JIT
 Set up times are significantly reduced in the
factory.
 The flows of goods from warehouse to
shelves are improved.
 Employees who possess multiple skills are
utilized more efficiently.
 Employees who possess multiple skills are
utilized more efficiently.
Benefits of JIT (contd…)
 Increased emphasis on supplier
relationships.

 Supplies continue around the clock keeping

workers productive and businesses focused
on turnover.
Difference Between JIT and Traditional
Manufacturing

JIT Manufacturing Traditional

Manufacturing
1. Reduces inventory 1. Increases inventory to
protect against process
problem
2. Reduces Lead Time 2. Increases Lead Time as
a buffer against uncertainty

3. Reduces setup time 3. Disregards setup time

as an improvement priority
Difference between JIT and Traditional marketing (contd….)

4. Emphasizes product 4. Emphasizes process

oriented layout oriented layout

5. Emphasizes team 5. Emphasizes work of

oriented employee individual following
involvement manager instruction
6. Emphasizes pull 6. Emphasizes push
manufacturing manufacturing

7. Emphasizes zero 7. Tolerate defects

defects
 Problems occurring in JIT
 The major problem with just-in-time operation
is that it leaves the supplier and consumers
open to supply shocks and large supply or
demand changes.

 Taiichi Ohno used the analogy of lowering the

level of water in a river in order to expose the
rocks to explain how removing inventory
showed where flow of production was
interrupted.
Problems occurring in JIT
(contd…)
 Once the barriers were exposed, they could
be removed , since one of the main barriers
was rework, lowering inventory forced each
shop to improve its own quality or cause a
holdup in the next downstream area.
Inventory hides problems in a
process.

Water Level = Inventory

Rocks = Problems in the
system
Boat = Company Operations
What phrase best describes the
Just-In-Time philosophy?

CONTINUOUS
IMPROVEMENT
Conclusion
From this presentation we can conclude that
with the implementation of JIT , a company
can bring a great change in its overall
performance i.e. better performance with
respect to time, space, production, cost etc.