GMS 401 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Shingo Prize For Operational Excellence, Single-Minute Exchange Of Die, Kanban

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Global Management Studies
• Course: GMS 401
• Professor: n/a

Document Summary

Little just-in-time (jit) is a production system in which processing and movement of parts/modules/work-in-process occur just as they are needed, usually in small batches. Big jit, also called lean production is a philosophy of waste reduction and continuous improvement. Mrp relies on a computer-based component-scheduling system (using daily or weekly time periods(cid:524) to trigger and (cid:498)push(cid:499) production and deliveries through the process, whereas. Jit/lean relies on visual signals to trigger and (cid:498)pull(cid:499) production and deliveries (cid:523)usually hourly) through the process. Mrp controls the work centre capacities, whereas jit controls the inventory (through kanbans). The main benefits of jit/lean can be discerned from the results section of shingo prize: quality (internal quality, quality to the customer), delivery (lower lead time, on-time delivery), cost/productivity (labour productivity, inventory turns, etc. As an example, consider flex-n-gate, toyota trucks bumper manufacturer (see the mh ir(cid:449)i(cid:374) (cid:448)ideo to(cid:455)ota"s upplier de(cid:448)elop(cid:373)e(cid:374)t progra(cid:373)).