Just In Time Manufacture

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Mind Map on Just In Time Manufacture, created by lewis Jones on 09/10/2014.
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Mind Map by lewis Jones, updated more than 1 year ago
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Just In Time Manufacture
  1. Origin
    1. JIT was invented in Japan by the car company Toyota
      1. Based on "The Elimination Of Waste JIT And Automation"
      2. Examples/Sources of Waste Production
        1. Processing Time
          1. Overproduction
            1. Inventory - Waste created when Stocks are kept
              1. Transportation or Movement
                1. Defects - Products thrown away due to faults
                2. The Kanban
                  1. The Japanese for 'card or 'sign' its used visually to keep a controlled, everlasting flow of production.The Kanban can have many forms and will carry information about the products being produced.
                  2. When Should It Be Used?
                    1. When making quite a large number of units
                      1. When quality can be assured
                        1. When short setup times on machines are needed
                          1. When producing a high-value product
                            1. When having a steady production of defined standard products
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